Last Week’s Ruling Of A Federal High Court In Abuja Suspending The Payment Of Rivers State’s Federal Financial Allocation Has Sparked Serious Concerns Over The Judiciary's.

The federal high court in abuja, on friday, reserved judgement in a suit seeking to stop the release of federal monthly allocations to the rivers state government. The appeal court has faulted the ruling of the federal high court, abuja, which ordered the seizure of rivers state allocations, and set aside the controversial judgment. In a significant victory for nigeria’s constitutional democracy, the human rights writers association of nigeria (huriwa) has commended the court of appeal’s judgment.

The Rivers State Government On Wednesday Appealed The Federal High Court, Abuja’s Judgment Which Retrained The Central Bank Of Nigeria From Further Releasing Allocations.

According to bawa mokwa, director of press and public relations at the oagf during an interview with newsmen, the decision to continue allocating funds to rivers state is. The human rights writers association of nigeria (huriwa) has hailed the appeal court’s judgement nullifying the federal high court’s order to seize rivers state’s statutory allocation. Recall that the federal high court sitting in abuja on october 30 barred the federal government from releasing further monthly allocations to rivers state.

The Special Court Of Appeal Panel Set Up To Adjudicate On The Political Cases In Rivers State Had Ruled That The 23 Local Council Elections Stand Valid And The Federal Allocation.

The court of appeal in abuja has affirmed the january 22 judgment by justice james omotosho of the federal high court in abuja nullifying the passage of rivers state’s.