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Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)
from going ahead with the bidding process of three power
stations. The order was granted at the instance of one of the companies
bidding for the stations, Ethiope Energy
Limited. After listening to Dr Alex Izinyon, SAN, counsel to Ethiope
Energy Limited, Justice Abdul Kafarati in a short ruling for an order of
injunction said, "It is apparent that the defendants have been served with
the motion on notice and they fail to brief their counsel. "An
order of interim injunction is hereby granted against the 1st defendant from
further going on with the bidding process of the power stations."
The
BPE began the sale of Aloaji, Amoku and Gbarain power stations on March 7,
2014. However, Ethiope Energy Limited which claimed it also
submitted bid for the power stations said it was excluded from the bidding
process. Not satisfied with its exclusion, Ethiope approached the court
for an order to stop the BPE from further going ahead with the bidding
process. In the statement of claim filed through its counsel,
Izinyon, Ethiope accused the Chairman of the Due Diligence Committee, Mr. Atedo
Peterside as having enormous influence on the BPE
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