Legal battle for full disclosure on Oduah’s bullet proof cars rages

Coscharis Motors Limited has lodged an appeal against the order of a Federal High Court in Lagos directing it to disclose information requested on the 2013 purchase of two bullet-proof cars for then Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah.

The suit was filed by a Non-Governmental organisation; Enough is Enough (EIE) Nigeria

In a Notice of Appeal, with seven grounds of appeal, lodged at the Court of Appeal in Lagos by its lawyer, Mr. Osita Mbamalu, the company is asking the appellate court to set aside the order of Justice Mohammed Yunusa issued on April 28, 2015 and dismiss the suit filed by a Lagos lawyer, Mr. Ayodeji Acquah, on behalf of EIE, on March 14, 2014.

In the judgment appealed against, Justice Yunusa granted EIE’s prayers for among others, a declaration that the failure and/or refusal by Coscharis Motors to disclose or make available to EIE the information requested is a violation of EIE’s right of access to information guaranteed by the Freedom of Information Act, 2011.

The matter comes up on June 17, 2015 for the setting of the record of appeal.

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