Court grants order to deregister firm from Dangote Industries Free Zone

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order authorising the deregistration of Mammoet Nigeria Free Zone Enterprise from the Dangote Industries Free Zone.

The order was granted by the presiding judge , Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke in his judgement on Suit No FHC /L/CP/1822 /2024 filed by Mammoet Nigeria Free Zone Enterprise (petitioner ) against Dangote Industries Free Zone Development Company (Respondent).

Justice Aneke further granted an order ratifying the appointment of Mr Olanipekun Orewale, FBR, as the liquidator for the deregistration .

In the suit, the petitioner prayed the court to grant an order authorising the deregistration of Mammoet Nigeria Free Zone Enterprise from the Dangote Industries Free Zone; an order of the court ratifying the appointment of Mr Olanipekun Orewale, FBR, as the liquidator for the deregistration; and for such further or other orders as the court may deem fit to make in the circumstance of this case.

Delivering judgement on the suit, the judge made reference to paragraphs 1- 6 and 8 -10 of the petition which was supported by a 4-paragraph verifying affidavit, sworn to by a Director of the Petitioner, one Patrick Panczyk.

The court also noted that the petition was supported by a written address by its counsel.

After summarising the submissions of the petitioner, the court held that the petitioner has disclosed enough facts to warrant the order being sought.

It was also held that with the documents attached to the petition which was not objected, the petitioner has shown due compliance with the requirements of the law for the deregistration of the entity from the zone.

Furthermore, the court noted that the assertions as borne out by the processes filed by the petitioner was not controverted and/or disputed by the Respondent in any way.

Consequently, they are deemed admitted by the Respondent. The judge cited a case to affirm the position of the court.

Concluding the judgement, the judge declared “it is thus the considered view of the court that given the uncontroverted facts disclosed by the petitioner in its processes herein and having satisfied the requirement of the law, that it is just and equitable that the reliefs sought in this petition be granted in the terms as prayed in reliefs 1and 2.”