houses and laboratories, the Commission for the verification of school standards and facilities in private establishments also approved two other authorisations of a similar nature between January 2004 to 2007, to establish private primary and secondary schools via Orders; th 00000/29/MEB1/A/DGEB/DPS of 17 February 2007 and 00153/MESS/R/T/DGE/DEPRI of 29th October 2007. Furthermore in December 2011, the Respondent granted it a land of about 4.10 hectares in the city of Niamey to erect infrastructures for a Franco-Arabic school for which authorisation was granted by another order in February 2014. In all the Applicant was granted authorisation to open and operate five different schools in Niamey see Annexure 3. 6. The schools recorded remarkable achievements in terms of quality education, modern training facilities, multi-language learning, effective teaching strategies and excellent results. This is evident from the several medals it won in many regional and international competitions from its inception in 2003 till date. This feat led to its selection as the best school in Niger by the magazine Grandes Ecoles of UEMOA. The Applicant further claimed that it supported various charitable endeavors within the country and offered scholarships to some of its enrolled students. Indeed it prides itself as a charitable organization which has supported the Respondent in the fight against poverty through a variety of multifaceted actions for vulnerable groups. 7. The Applicant alleged it became the subject of several threats of closure or expropriation for an alleged link with one Imam Fethullah Gulen. This it says is evident from the several attempts to confiscate the company property orchestrated by the Turkish Government. In furtherance of which the Nigerien Authorities attempted to interfere in its financial management by sponsoring a property evaluation exercise in September 2016. 8. Despite these obvious achievements and the huge investment already made, on the 28th December 2016 in the middle of the school’s calendar, the Applicant it received a notification through a Bailiff of five (05) orders withdrawing authorizations to set up and open all the establishment granted and the final closure of Bedir School Complex. 3