A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a suit filed by the 36 states’ Attorneys-General and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum challenging the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit from implementing its guidelines on local government spending.Justice Ekwo held that upon studying the provisions of the NFIU’s guidelines, he was unable to see where the provisions thereof contradict or conflict with the provision of Sections 7, and of the constitution.
According to him, the provisions of the second defendant’s guidelines do not contradict or conflict with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution which prescribes the functions of a local government council.“On the whole, I see the provisions of the guidelines of the second defendant as seeking to direct the monitoring of accounts, transfers and any other means of payment or transfer of funds of local government councils as provided for in Section 3 of the Act of the NFIU.
“I find in the end that the case of the plaintiffs lacks merit and ought to be dismissed and it is hereby dismissed. This is the order of this court,” the judge declared. They asked the court to determine that whether having regard to the combined effect of Sections 7 and , 162 and 162 and and the 4th Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 among others.
The guidelines limited the cumulative amount that can be withdrawn from a local government account to not more than N500,000 daily.
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