The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered Nkemakolam Ukandu, the National Welfare Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), to pay N50 million each to John Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, and Justice Peter Lifu after striking out his suit against them.
Justice Salim Ibrahim made the order following an oral application by J.U.K. Igwe (SAN), counsel to Justices Tsoho and Lifu.
The court directed Ukandu to pay the total sum of N100 million within 14 days.
Earlier, Justice Ibrahim struck out the suit for lack of diligent prosecution after neither Ukandu nor his counsel appeared in court to prosecute the matter.
Ukandu had instituted the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1165/2026, against the National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Tsoho and Justice Lifu as first, second and third defendants, respectively. Related News One year after opening banking sector, Ethiopia boosts local banks before foreign entry NGX foreign participation slows to three-month low on settlement concerns Presidential isolation is Nigeria's biggest governance risk — Flutterwave co-founder
