Hearing in the suit challenging the federal government’s appointment of tracking operators of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) for Nigeria is to resume before a Federal High Court in Abuja on January 12.
A civil society organisation, Incorporated Trustees of Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER), had filed the suit through its counsel, Abdulhakeem Mustapha (SAN), challenging alleged moves to appoint two tracking firms without due process.
Justice D. U. Okorowo had in December 2021 restrained the Minister of Transport, the Bureau of Public Procurement, and the Attorney General of the Federation from appointing MedTech Scientific Ltd and Rozi International Nigeria Ltd as tracking operators.
“An order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining all the defendants, either by themselves or through their officials or agents or any other person or persons howsoever from taking any further steps towards nominating any company or entity to be operators of the International Cargo Tracking System (ICTN) in Nigeria pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice,” the judge ruled.
CASER’s director, Frank Tietie, averred in the affidavit that, ‘’in view of the foregoing, Due Process No Objection cannot be granted to the Federal Ministry of Transport to adopt Selective Tendering Method for the engagement of a new firm to implement the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) scheme in Nigeria.’’
