Court strikes out Bash Ali’s N500bn suit against former Minister, NSC, AGF

An Abuja High Court on Thursday struck out former boxer, Bash Ali’s suit against former Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, the National Sports Commission (NSF) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).

The court held the suit was filed out of time hence statute barred.
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Delivering a ruling on the preliminary objection by the defendant in the suit, Justice Peter Kekemeke, held that the case was no longer valid because the time limit for bringing it to court has passed, as defined by a statute of limitations.

“From the piece of evidence before the court, there is none pointing that the first defendant signed a contract.
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“The suit was filed on Oct. 10, 2021, three months before the claimant‘s counter affidavit , his case did not fall into the expectation known in law, the cause of Act accrued on May 20, 2020 is statute barred.
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”The notice of preliminary objection succeeds, the case is consequently struck out,” the judge held.
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Ali had in his suit prayed the court for an order declaring that withdrawal of support given to him was illegal.
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He prayed for an order of the court directing the first defendant to reteact the defamatory matter published against him.
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Ali further asked the court for an order directing the first defendant to resume their support.
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He also asked for N500 billion for loss of income among other demands.