A civil society organisation, Incorporated Trustees Of Citizens Advocacy For Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has filed a suit challenging the appointment of International Cargo Tracking System (ICTN) operators.
Also joined in the suit are the Minister of Transport, Attorney-General of the Federation and the Bureau of Public Procurement, (BPP).
Two firms, Medtech Scientific Limited and Rozi International Nigeria Limited were appointed as the International Cargo Tracking System operators.
The plaintiff, in the suit is praying the court for an order restraining the minister of transport from appointing the firms as operators of the International Cargo Tracking System.
In a motion on notice filed on behalf of the plaintiff, through its counsel, Mr Abdulhakeem Mustapha, the plaintiff prayed the court for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the minister of transport, from appointing the two firms as the operators of the International Cargo Tracking System (ICTN) in Nigeria pending the hearing and determination of the substantive Suit.
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The group also prayed the court for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the attorney-general from giving further approvals and waivers to the minister of transport in the planned appointment of the two firms as the operators of the ICTN in Nigeria pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
ICTN involves the tracking of goods and services from their loading ports to Nigeria and it is said to have a lot of security and economic implications for the country.
No date has however, been fixed for hearing.(NAN)
