36 states drag FG to Supreme Court over courts’ funding

The 36 states of the federation have gone before the Supreme Court to challenge the Presidential Executive Order No. 00-10 of 2020 signed in May by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the funding of the courts.

The 36 states, who filed the suit through their respective attorneys general, are seeking an order of the Supreme Court quashing Buhari’s Executive Order for being unconstitutional.

The sole respondent in the suit is the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN).

In the suit filed on their behalf by nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria, led by a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Augustine Alegeh (SAN); and six other lawyers, the 36 states explained that Buhari, by virtue of the Executive Order he signed on May 20, 2020, had pushed the Federal Government’s responsibility of funding both the capital and recurrent expenditures of the state high courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and the Customary Court of Appeal, to the state governments.

They contended that Buhari’s Executive Order No. 00-10 of 2020 was a clear violation of sections 6 and 8(3) of the 1999 Constitution, which make it the responsibility of the Federal Government to fund the listed courts.

The 36 states, which said they had been funding the capital projects in the listed courts since 2009, are also praying the Supreme Court to order the Federal Government to make a refund to them.

“Since the 5th of May 2009, the defendant had not funded the capital and recurrent expenditures of the state high courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and the Customary Court of Appeal of the plaintiffs’ states, apart from paying only the salaries of the judicial officers of the said courts.

“The plaintiffs’ states have been solely responsible for funding the capital and recurrent expenditures of the state high courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and the Customary Court of Appeal of the plaintiffs’ states, which the defendant has failed and/or refused to fund,” they said.

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By 36 state governors it means both APC and PDP governors.. Money matter wey affect dem now, everybody don unite

Good

Very good

Let the governors also have a taste of their own bad governance.

Let buhari drag them to international court.

Lol


Una too joke for this country

Hope Uzodinjo, our Supreme Court Governor follow for the 36 Governors

After senseless looting, there is no money to fund or run basic essense of governance again.Hence they are still passing the buck.

except paying the salaries of judicial officers of the above mentioned courts, Buhari had since 5th May 2009, abandoned his responsibility of funding the capital and recurrent expenditure of the respective court

Foolish and insensitive governors. Dragging Buhari to court whenever their looting machine is threatened, but supporting him when fuel and electricity tariffs are hiked because they are not paying from their personal pockets.

Is there a state in Nigeria called "36 state"

Supreme court?

They will all be 'TANKO-lised'

Following

When it comes to share Rbs all men go fall out...

wow... so sharia court of appeal has been funded by ... BB_FG(Big Brother FG) ?

Wonderful revelation. Poverty can reset the brains of FG as much as it can reset that of a lone citizen.

I read the topic, but I don't understand it. Is it 36 states, people living in the state, governor's...I don't know. But they have drag bubu to court because of money. What am I even saying sef. I don't have any sensible comment to make on this matter or subject. Thanks

It's is now crystal clear that our governors are the major problem we have in this country, their only interest is to loot

The 36 states, which said they had been funding the capital projects in the listed courts since 2009, are also praying the Supreme Court to order the Federal Government to make a refund to them.

The tin wey money go cause for dis country ehn!
No be for here.
See as all of them gather just because the President want them to do the right thing.
When you fight corruption, corruption truly fights back!


*singing*
Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha aha
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
It's a rich man's world

Dem go report Buhari for Tanko court...all dis window dressers sef.

Buhari Na real craze man


Buhari is dealing with everybody and anybody


Fela's beast of no Nation comes to mind....


After scrapping subsidy, he just moved a bill to Parliament to totally scrap NNPC



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Nbotee:
By 36 state governors it means both APC and PDP governors.. Money matter wey affect dem now, everybody don unite

Hmmmmmmm, this is deep!

All those plenty plenty grammar who go break am down for Bubu now?

Can you imagine.........

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Story

Them no fit...

Audio dragging

Rebellion abi rights?

By the way how many of them obey court orders?