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A fresh legal battle has commenced before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over the proposed restructuring and merger involving Honda Manufacturing Limited and Honda Automobile Western Africa Limited.
Justice Akintayo Aluko had, on May 12, 2026, granted an ex parte order sanctioning the restructuring scheme.
However, the Executive Committee of the HAWA Autobate Union and the local management team of HAWA have approached the court seeking an order setting aside the said sanction.
The applicants, in Suit No. FHC/L/MISC/262/2026, through their counsel, Obafemi Oluwole, contended that the order approving the merger “was obtained through material misrepresentation, suppression of material facts and grave procedural irregularities”.
