A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Apo division has struck out the name of the Buhari Campaign Organization from the forty million naira libel suit filed by the President against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Justice Binta Mohammed held that the organization is not known to law.
The judge agreed with submissions made by counsel to Atiku, Mr. Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, that not being a juristic person, it cannot sue or be sued.
In the libel suit marked FCT/HC/CV/ 804/2019, President Buhari and his campaign organization, accused Atiku and his aide, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, of making several defamatory statement in the media, to the effect that Buhari used his position as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and head of the government, to fraudulently acquire two private companies for himself, his family members, and friends.
The plaintiffs told the court that Atiku and his aide falsely claimed that President Buhari acquired the said companies using his influence and the control he has over the head of parastatals or organisations that are connected with activities of the companies.
However, hearing in the suit suffered setbacks following the striking out of the name of BCO as a co-plaintiff as well as a motion by the plaintiff to replace the name of the campaign organization with that of Mallam Gidado Ibrahim, as the 2nd defendant