Chidi Odinkalu, 20yrs Ago When Tinubu Was Gov, S’Court Declined An Application To Withhold Allocation

 

A Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist named Prof. Chidi Odinkalu commented on his official X account after a court stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria from giving money to the government of Rivers State. According to PUNCH, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria from continuing to give the Rivers State Government monthly financial allocations.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

According to a post that Prof Chidi Odinkalu made on his page on Wednesday, he said 20 years ago when Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the governor of Lagos state, the Supreme Court of Nigeria declined an application to withhold the federation account allocations of Lagos state LGAs. He said today, a judge of the Federal High Court has overruled the Supreme Court.

According to Chidi Odinkalu;

“20 years ago, while Tinubu was governor of Lagos state, Supreme Court declined an application to withhold the federation account allocations of Lagos LGAs.

“Today, a judge of Federal High Court overruled the Supreme Court. This is not Rule Of Law; it is tyranny of the outlaw”.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>