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The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Federal Government from deducting funds from the Federation to fund the Nigerian Police force and other agencies not listed in the constitution.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court on Wednesday declared the deductions as unconstitutional and ordered that all money deducted from the Federation belonging to Rivers State be refunded to the state.

He made the pronouncement in a judgement on a suit filed by the Rivers State Government against the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice; the ant General of the Federation; the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, and Federal Ministry of Finance.

The Rivers State Government through its Attorney General had approached the court wherein it sought an order stopping the deduction of funds from the Federation for the funding of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund scheme.

The Rivers State Government had challenged the constitutionality and validity of section 4(1)(a) and section 4(1)(b) of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act 2019, which permit the deduction of 0.5 percent of the total revenue accruing to the Federation and be paid to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund.

The State Government had contended that it was not the responsibility of the State governments but that of the Federal Government to fund the Police.

Delivering judgment, Justice Mohammed agreed with the Rivers State Government that by virtue of Section 162 (3) of the Nigerian Constitution, funds standing to the credit of the Federation can only be distributed among the Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils in each State of Nigeria and not directly to any agency of the Federal Government including the Nigeria Police Force.

Consequently, the court declared the section of the law “permitting the direct deduction of any sum or percentage of revenue accruing to the Federation or which ought to have been paid into the Federation for the purpose of providing funds for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund” as “unconstitutional, null and void.”

According to the court, Rivers State will be the only beneficiary from the deduction and not the 35 States.

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Wicked WIKE

Wike is really dealing with this Federal government

I respect that man

It is a always good and refreshing to see that we have a president who does not intervene in the rule of law.

From Corruption, down to politics, Our darling Daddy always allow the rule of law to take charge...

Memory lane........
Elections In Nigeria now,
There is no need to fear.
Why? Because the will of Nigerians will not be subverted. Never! a president once told us in this country that the coming polls would be do or die.
Not with president Buhari.
Fair is fair.
No foul play.
Under his watch, his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa(now twice), Oyo State, Edo State, Zamfara state and Anambra states.

We still ed how OBJ froze out all the money meant for LASG back then during thr reign of serious dictatorship.

Lol another loss for the federal government. When they finally get around to the VAT the federal government will need to rework the constitution. The best part of the article is Rivers is the only beneficiary because they didn't tolerate unconstitutional laws and took action. Hopefully the VAT has the same precedent.

According to the court, Rivers State will be the only beneficiary from the deduction and not the 35 States.

Hmmmmm.... seems there're many loopholes in Nigeria today that State governments or even LGAs can capitalize on to their own advantage. If Police is in the exclusive list, then FA to funding it should come after each monthly FAC. Good judgement and good to know only Rivers State is a beneficiary to this.

It's time every State use searchlights to peruse such other areas.

Guess it's time for a new Constitution or a robust amendment.

The judgement makes sense.

Tooh

Nigeria court has tried. Kudos to them.

Wike de worry this man

if not wickedness and cluelessness why deduct their salary in the first place?
and we expect them to do their work diligently?

Nyesom wike 2
Federal government 0

In saner climes wike would be the next president

The same logic applies to petrol subsidy

AbuAeesha:
if not wickedness and cluelessness why deduct their salary in the first place?
and we expect them to do their work diligently?

The same way you're expected to work diligently. Do you get to steal because you aren't paid the wages you think you deserve?

There are many irregularities that makes the centre too powerful!!!

Just imagine...No wonder, a CSP disobeyed a sitting Governor in Public...whereas, he is being paid from money deducted "illegally" from what is meant for the state.

State Governors need to challenge FG in Court and stop all forms of deductions they are not constitutionally empower to make.

sincerely the problem is not the president,though he(president) might no be doing a good assessment of his appointees(alot of them are heartless)

Will federal government obey the court order.

This is a government that doesn't believe in rule of law.

Ok

ok

Wicked WIKE has done it again

PrinceOfLagos:
Wike is really dealing with this Federal government

I respect that man

Wike Na Lawyer wey Sabi naw

Good

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No one should use this as a political score point. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEDUCTED SINCE THE ERA OF PDP. One of the stakeholders just feel isn't right and decided to challenge it. So

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