Some oil and gas free zones firms are seeking judicial intervention in the alleged attempt by the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) to regulate the oil and gas operations within Snake Island Integrated Free Zone (SIIFZ).
The firms described OGFZA plan to assume total control of space as “contemptuous’’.
The Nigerdock Nigeria Plc, Simco Freezone Company and Nigerdock Nigeria Plc-FZE in 2016, dragged OGFZA before a federal high court in Lagos seeking judicial intervention of its insistence to regulate oil and gas operations within SIIFZ.
Other defendants in the suit are the Attorney-General of the Federatilon and the minister of industry, trade and investment.
Counsel to the plaintiff,Qudus Mumumey
In a telephone interview in Abuja, said that the last time the suit came up in court was on February,26.
According to him, the suit was fixed for June 1, for definite hearing before Justice Aneke.
Mumumey also said that all the defendants in the suit were aware of the…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
