A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere
has struck out contempt proceedings against the State governor,
Akinwunmi Ambode.
Otodogbame community had dragged the
governor to the court following his plan to demolish the area.
Justice S. A. Onigbangbo, while
striking out the suit, stated that, “the court lacks the
jurisdiction to charge the governor of the state because of the
immunity he enjoys.”
The judge further said that, “if the
governor had truly ordered the forceful eviction and demolition of
the second applicant, he undermined the principles of the rule of law
and the same process which put him in office in the first place.”
The ruling means the community would be
forcefully evicted from the area for the government to accomplish its
aims.
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