PRELIMINARY OBJECTION ON FAILURE TO SERVE PRE-ACTION NOTICE

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ABUJA

IN THE MAITAMA JUDICIAL DIVISION

HOLDEN AT MAITAMA

SUIT NO:…………..

MOTION NO…………

BETWEEN

CHIEF AKAPO

THOMPSON………………………………………….PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

AND

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)…….

DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY OBJECTION

BROUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(2) NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND ORDER_____ RULE____ OF THE HIGH COURT OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA (CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES, 2004.

TAKE NOTICE that at on the hearing of the above suit the Defendant/Applicant intends by way of preliminary objection to challenge the competence of the suit, and may be heard praying this Honourable Court for an order dismissing or striking out the suit.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the grounds on which the respondent intends to rely on are as follows:

• The Action is incompetent as no requisite Pre-action Notice was served on the Defendant.