Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has filed a suit before a Federal High Court, Abuja praying for the disbandment of Christian and Muslim commissions in Nigeria and declaring them illegal. The defendants are the federal government of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation, the National Assembly, the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission and the National Hajj Commission.He wants the court to determine: “Whether by virtue of the provisions of Section 10 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) Nigeria is a secular State? Meanwhile another Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Osuala Emmanuel Nwagbara has sued the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and two others to court over plan to publish names of candidates, who allegedly cheated in the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) between 2009 and 2019. The lawyer in a suit marked FHC/2/CS/980/19 before Justice Saidu of a Federal High Court, Lagos wants the court to stop JAMB and others planning to probe the credentials of candidates and declare such action as unconstitutional and violation of right to fair hearing. The lawyer filed the suit on behalf of UTME candidates of 2009 to 2019 against JAMB, Federal Minstry of Education and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).His originating motion was brought pursuant to Section 36 and 42 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Right Act and the Fundamental Rights Procedure Rules 2009.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 02:26 UTC