Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, ordered the Federal Government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days.
According to Western Post, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order sequel to an originating motion filed and argued by the applicant and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN).
He said: “I have had the applicant Femi Falana in a suit no San, FHC/L/CS/869/2023 and I have also discovered that despite the service of the Originating motion on the respondents namely Attorney-General of the Federation and the Price Control Board, no opposition to it by way of counter affidavit, which is law that all the facts deposed in the affidavit attached to the originating motion are all deemed admitted.”
“Consequently, all prayers that are sought for in the motion papers are hereby granted as prayed.” The judge ordered the Nigerian government to fix the price of Milk, Flour, salt, sugar, bicycles and their spare parts, matches, motorcycles and their spare parts, motor vehicles and their spare parts as well as Petroleum products, which include: diesel, petrol motor spirit (PMS) and kerosene”, he added.
However, Nigerians have reacted to this judgement saying that the judgement cannot be enforced.
Among those who shared their thoughts on the development on X is Nimble@shyna4me, “How can you fix prices of goods and services that you don’t provide or subsidize production? What kind of “agbero” politics is this?”
