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As to Defendants being Proper Parties Defendant before the ECOWAS
Community Court of Justice
10.3.(a.) On the competency of this Court to entertain this suit because it is brought
against persons who are not subject to the jurisdiction of this Court, it is hereby
declared that the Defendants’ Motions for Preliminary Objections are granted for the
reasons stated herein. Accordingly, the claims against them severally and jointly are
denied and the case dismissed; that 2nd through 6th Defendants not being competent
parties Defendants before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, the case
against these Defendants is ruled inadmissible against them, and they are dropped as
improper parties before this Court, and the case accordingly dismissed severally and
jointly.
10.3.(b.) Declares that the 1st Defendant is the only proper party Defendant in this
case, but that the Plaintiffs have not alleged and proven any violation, misconduct
or wrongdoing committed against the Plaintiffs by the said 1st Defendant, and as
such, there being no proper cause of action against the 1 st Defendant, the case is
rendered inadmissible and is hereby dismissed and the claims denied.
As to the case being devoid of purpose
10.4. As stated supra, just as this Court determined in the Mamadou Tandja case,
this present case is devoid of purpose since President Goodluck Jonathan and his
PDP did not win the elections, hence this instant case has lost its meaning and is
hereby ruled to be devoid of purpose, and rendered dismissible, and hereby
dismissed.
As to costs
The Court rules that there shall be no costs assessed for or against the parties.
Thus made, adjudged and pronounced in a public hearing at Abuja, this 14th
day of October, A.D.2015 by the Court of Justice of the Economic Community
of West African States.