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An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday ordered the 36 state governors and the FCT to comply with constitutional provisions on financial autonomy for the judiciary.
The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) had in 2012 challenged the piecemeal payment of funds accruing to the judiciary from the consolidated revenue fund contrary to the provisions of sections 81(3), 121(3) and 162(9) of the 1999 Constitution.
Delivering judgment, Justice Ademola Adeniyi held that the system whereby the states pay funds accruing to the judiciary from the consolidated revenue in piecemeal was a breach of the constitution.
He, therefore, ordered an immediate end to it and directed all the 36 state governors of the federation and the FCT Minister to comply with the order henceforth.
Adeniyi also issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the governors from further breach of the provisions of the constitution regarding the financial autonomy for the judiciary.
He said that Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa were, however, exempted from the order for having enacted the judiciary financial autonomy law.
Adeniyi further ordered the counsel to JUSUN, Philip Odusola, to serve notice of the order to the Accountant General of the Federation and states accountant-generals.
Also to be served by the order are the president of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, speakers of state houses of assembly and the attorneys-general of states for immediate implementation.
The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) had in 2012 challenged the piecemeal payment of funds accruing to the judiciary from the consolidated revenue fund contrary to the provisions of sections 81(3), 121(3) and 162(9) of the 1999 Constitution.
Delivering judgment, Justice Ademola Adeniyi held that the system whereby the states pay funds accruing to the judiciary from the consolidated revenue in piecemeal was a breach of the constitution.
He, therefore, ordered an immediate end to it and directed all the 36 state governors of the federation and the FCT Minister to comply with the order henceforth.
Adeniyi also issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the governors from further breach of the provisions of the constitution regarding the financial autonomy for the judiciary.
He said that Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa were, however, exempted from the order for having enacted the judiciary financial autonomy law.
Adeniyi further ordered the counsel to JUSUN, Philip Odusola, to serve notice of the order to the Accountant General of the Federation and states accountant-generals.
Also to be served by the order are the president of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, speakers of state houses of assembly and the attorneys-general of states for immediate implementation.
