In a split decision of six justices to one, the Supreme
Court on Friday has nullified the Executive Order 10 initiated by President
Muhammadu Buhari to grant autonomy to the state judiciary and legislature.
The apex court held that the Executive Order was
inconsistent with the 1999 Constitution and therefore null and void and of no
effect whatsoever.
In the same vein, the court rejected the request of the
state governments for an order to compel the Federal Government to take up
funding of capital projects for state high courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and
Customary Court of Appeal.
The justices also refused to grant an order by the state
governors to compel the Federal Government to pay them N66 billion so far spent
on capital projects for the three courts in their respective states.
Details later…
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