The Supreme Court of Nigeria has struck out a suit filed by the Attorney General of Osun State, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, in relation to the dispute over the withheld allocations due to local governments in the state. In a split decision of six justices to one, […]
•Governor Adeleke of Osun State and UBA signpost The legal battle over the control of Osun State local government funds took a new twist yesterday as the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan extended the freezing order on 30 accounts with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) linked to the disputed allocations. Presiding Judge, […]
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has extended its interim injunction against the United Bank for Africa (UBA), maintaining a no-debit order on 30 bank accounts into which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) paid withheld Osun State local government allocations. Justice Ladiran Akintola, ruling today said the extension was necessary to ...
•Mike Ozekhome (SAN) A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has described the withholding of local government funds for Osun State as “highly political,” warning that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, must offer proper legal guidance to the Presidency over the matter. Ozekhome, who was a guest on Channel...
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