Cargo tracker deal: Court refuses Amaechi’s application for hearing

A Federal High Court on Monday rejected an application by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for hearing of the suit challenging the tracking contract award on April 28 and 29. 

Justice Ahmed Mohammed held that the court was done with its duty as a vacation judge for the Easter, adding that continuing the matter would be in disobedience of the directive of the Chief Judge of the court, Justice John Tsoho, to hear the matter during vacation. 

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Earlier, Amaechi’s counsel, Akin Olujimi, had submitted that Nigeria was losing huge revenues due to the non-conclusion of the suit. 

But counsel to the applicant, Abdulhakeem Mustapha, said he had indicated his unavailability for the proposed dates as the matter had earlier been fixed for May 9. 

A civil society organisation, Incorporated Trustees of Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights, had filed the suit challenging alleged moves to appoint two tracking firms of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) for Nigeria without due process.