The
ruling was issued by Justice Emmanuel Obile in suit No. FHC/CA/CS/50/14 instituted by the United Cement Company of
NIGERIA Limited (UniCem) against the
Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment
and the SON.
In
the ruling, the presiding judge urged counsel to SON (the 3rd defendant) to
ensure the regulatory body maintains the status quo over the proposed cement
standardisation.
The
judge warned the counsel to SON, D. S. Lawson– Ogaree of Rickey Tarfa (SAN) and
Co., to advise their client to
stay action on the implementation of the
controversial standardisation pending the hearing and determination of the
substantive suit.
The
ruling was sequel to a report from UniCem’s counsel led by E. Monjok Agom who
informed the court of continuous threat to his client and purported plan to
implement the controversial standardisation by SON, even as the matter is in
court.
The
process of reviewing the cement standard by SON is surrounded in controversy as
professional bodies like Council for the Regulation of Engineering in NIGERIA
(COREN), the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), cement manufacturers among
other stakeholders have cried foul over the process.
After
the ruling, the matter was adjourned to November 17 to enable SON file its
preliminary objection which the court agreed would be taken together with the
other pending applications.
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