Supreme Court Rules In Suit Challenging EFCC’s Establishment

 

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a suit filed by sixteen (16) State governments.

 

The apex court announced the decision on Monday.

 

The states had challenged the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and others.

 

A seven-member panel of justices chaired by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, reserved the matter after the lawyers in the matter argued their applications.

 

The suit, which was originally filed by the Kogi State Government through its Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, had other states seeking to join as co-plaintiffs.

 

The states that joined in the suit marked: SC/CV/178/2023 include Enugu, Benue, Anambra, Plateau, Cross-River, Niger and Ondo, Edo, Oyo, Ogun, Nasarawa, Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto, Jigawa.

 

Recall that the Apex Court had earlier this month fixed October 2022 for the hearing of a suit challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the EFCC and two others.

 

Also, the Kogi State AG had, in suit number SC/CV/178/2023, sued the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) as the sole defendant.

 

Meanwhile, the Attorneys General of Ebonyi, Anambra and Adamawa have announced their withdrawal from the matter.

 

Their request to withdraw from the matter was granted by the panel.