An FCT High Court in Abuja has nullified the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)’s power to collect environmental levy from its council’s residents.

This order was pronounced by Hon. Justice Bello Kawu in the case between Ifeanyi Nnonyelu occupiers of Ekeson Plaza Utako Abuja and AMAC over the payment of environmental levy by the occupiers (Ekeson Plaza) to AMAC.

The plaintiff lead counsel, Barrister Sam Junior Ihenseinkhien in a motion marked M/BW/M/355/16 had asked the court to grant his clients’ prayers contained in the motion and submitted before the Abuja High Court in Kubwa. The prayers are as follows:

“An order of the Honourable Court granting leave for the judicial review against the entire proceedings/summons of RT Hon Ubani. T. Chukwuemeka in the suit of AMAC Vs Ekeson Plaza Utako Abuja.”

The court also granted order 3 which states: “An order of this Homourable Court for leave to issue an Order of Prohibition and certiorari against the proceedings of RT HON. Ubani .T. Chukwuemeka in the suit of AMAC Vs Ekeson Plaza Utako.

Following court decision, the court in its wisdom declared collection of sanitation and environmental levy by Abuja Enviromental Protection Board and AMAC illegal and as an affront to FCT High Court on the basis of the same case to be instituted by amac is subject of a pending appeal in AMAC vs Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB).CVA/54/2018

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