Court rejects Governors' application to join Paris Club Refund suit
A federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the application by the Governors’ Forum seeking to be included as a party to the suit regarding the controversial Paris Club Refund. This newspaper gathered that the federal government is owing some consultants and contractors for services rendered during negotiations for the refund to the tune of $418m. While the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation had approved that the owed sum be paid, the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) headed by Ekiti state Governor, Kayode Fayemi kicked against the decision. So, in a suit filed by Linas International Ltd and other contractors against the Federal Government, the Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Finance and the Accountant General of the Federation; the Governors sought to be joined as an interested party. In the suit with no FHC/ABJ/130/2013, the Governors’ Forum had sought the leave of the court to be joined in the suit, among other prayers. The applicant (Governor...