The African Action Congress (AAC) has sued President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly and the Attorney-General of the Federation at the Federal High Court in Abuja over the President’s prolonged vacation in Europe.

The party, in an originating summons filed on Monday, asked the court to determine whether Tinubu breached Section 145(1) of the 1999 Constitution by leaving Nigeria without transmitting a written declaration to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2358/2026 by Punch, listed Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and the National Assembly as defendants.

The AAC alleged that Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30 for a European vacation and remained outside the country when the suit was filed.

The party is seeking a declaration that the Constitution requires the President to transmit a written declaration to the Senate President and the Speaker before proceeding on vacation, regardless of its duration.

It also wants the court to declare that the National Assembly acted unlawfully by failing to pass a resolution authorising Vice-President Kashim Shettima to perform the functions of President after Tinubu’s absence exceeded 21 days.

The party further seeks a perpetual injunction restraining Tinubu and future presidents from embarking on vacations within or outside Nigeria without complying with the provisions of Section 145(1).

The AAC is also asking the court to determine whether the President can proceed on vacation without transmitting the required declaration to the National Assembly.

The case was filed by Inibehe Effiong, National Legal Adviser of the AAC, through Inibehe Effiong Chambers.

The party’s 2027 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was present at the Federal High Court during the filing of the suit.

No date has been fixed for hearing of the case.