A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a certificate forgery case filed by the Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative, against the Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva.
The court in a copy of its ruling dated March 8th dismissed the matter following an application by the lawyer to the plaintiff, Edward Onaga, seeking the withdrawal of the case.
meanwhile, counsel to the Minister, John Ebokpo, told the court that the application to withdraw the suit was based on the realisation that the case was baseless having been adequately defended by Sylva.
Ebokpo asked the court to reject the prayer of the plaintiff that the matter be withdrawn and instead make an order dismissing the case.
Named as defendants in the case were the Director-General, Department of State Security, DSS, the Inspector-General of Police, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Sylva.
A copy of the judgement signed by the Presiding Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, and obtained by our correspondent showed that the matter was dismissed.