Supreme Court Strikes Out Osun State's Suit Over Withheld Local Government Funds
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has struck out Osun State's lawsuit challenging the Federal Government's withholding of statutory allocations meant for its 30 local government councils. The court held that the Attorney General of Osun had no legal right to file the suit on behalf of the councils.
However, it ruled that the Federal Government lacks the constitutional authority to withhold funds meant for local governments as stipulated in the 1999 Constitution. The judgment, delivered by Justice Moham Baba Idri, criticized the Federal Government's actions as a breach of constitutional provisions.
Justice Emmanuel Akomay Agim dissented on some aspects of the ruling.
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