States Dollars) within a period of 100 days after Judgment is delivered
in this suit.
(H)
AN ORDER of this Honourable Court directing the Defendant, its
agents, servants, privies and by whatsoever name called to
immediately pay over to the Plaintiff, the sum of $400, 000, 000.00
(Four Hundred Million United States Dollars) as general damages for
the psychological and mental trauma suffered by the Plaintiff
occasioned by the breach of contract at the instance of the Defendant
within period of 100 days after Judgment is delivered.
The Defendant filed a preliminary objection on the 15th October, 2018
praying this Court to dismiss/strike out this suit for want of jurisdiction.
Specifically, Defendant’s motion is grounded as follows:
1. That this Honourable court lacks jurisdiction to entertain this application
as against the Defendant/Applicant.
2. That this Honourable court lacks jurisdiction to entertain this application
as against the Defendant/Applicant for unlawful termination of the
Concession Agreement entered into between the Plaintiff and the
Defendant
3. That further and/or in the alternative the action herein be set aside on
the following grounds:
i. The agreement exhibited as annexure “A” the subject matter of the
Plaintiff/Respondent application provides for any dispute arising from the
agreement to be settled by means of arbitration and not by filing this
application in the Ecowas Court.
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