US EditionSupreme Court Strikes Osun’s Suit on Withheld Local Govt Funds
The Supreme Court ruled the Osun State Attorney General lacked standing to sue, affirming local governments’ autonomy and condemning the federal government for withholding funds.
- On Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria struck out the suit filed by the Osun State Attorney General, citing lack of legal authority in a six to one decision.
- The Court found the Osun State Attorney General lacked legal authority to sue, affirming that the properly inaugurated local government chairmen are the proper parties to litigate, as autonomous constitutional entities.
- The lead judgment found the federal government had unjustly seized funds, with Justice Mohammed Baba Idris saying it 'soiled its hands' and admonishing allocations go directly to local government accounts.
- In a statement through his spokesman, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola applauded the ruling as a victory for democracy and urged Osun State Government to respect judicial pronouncements and prioritise the state's interest.
- With a lone dissent, Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim argued the Osun State Attorney General had the right to sue, while the Supreme Court reinforced local governments' autonomy and found the withholding breached the 1999 Constitution on Friday.
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Osun LG Funds: Oyetola Hails Supreme Court Verdict
…Says judgment reinforces rule of law The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has applauded the Supreme Court for striking out the suit filed by the Osun State Government seeking to compel the Federal Government to release allocations to the sacked PDP-led local government chairmen in the state. In a 6–1 majority... The post Osun LG Funds: Oyetola Hails Supreme Court Verdict appeared first on New Telegraph.
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