BREAKING: Supreme Court Finally Takes Action on 36 Governors’ Suit Against FG over Gas Earnings

TheTalk.NG journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The Supreme Court on Friday, November 22, struck out a suit filed by 36 states’ governments seeking to compel the federal government to account for earnings from the sale of liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids, and related products since 1999.

The court has ruled out the case by states to force the FG to account for gas earnings.
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The suit was struck out by the Supreme Court for lack of jurisdiction.

In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of the court, presided over by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji held that the court lacked the original jurisdiction to hear and determine the suit, which has the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as the sole defendant.

In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, the court upheld the preliminary objection raised against the suit by the AGF upheld the preliminary objection raised against the suit by the AGF and held that the matter before it had already been dealt with in an earlier decision by the Supreme Court.

He also agreed that the suit is tantamount to an attempt to re-litigate issues already decided by the court in the AG, Bauchi v. AGF case.

The judge further proceeded to strike out the suit for want of jurisdiction to hear the matter.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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