LG autonomy: Supreme Court reserves judgment in FG’s suit
A verdict in the suit seeking full autonomy for Nigeria’s 774 local governments on Thursday reserved supreme court.
The Informant247 reports that all 36 federation states are the defendants in the suit marked SC/CV/343/2024, where the federal government also asked for an order preventing the governors from arbitrarily dissolving democratically elected councils.
At the court session on Thursday, all the states, represented by their attorneys-general and lawyers, adopted their respective processes and prayed the court to dismiss the suit.
Some of the states also said they were being denied fair hearing, adding that the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) failed to serve them with the process of his further affidavits filed on June 10.
In his submission, Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), prayed the court to dismiss all preliminary objections filed by the states and grant the originating summons.
“I adopt and rely on these processes. I urge my lords to overrule the various objections and grant the originating summons,” the AGF said.
However, Garba Lawal-led seven-member panel of justices, after listening to the lawyers in the suit, said a date for judgment will be communicated to the parties.
