Court restrains Kwara from deducting pensioners’ fund to pay teachers’ salaries
The court also described the deduction of the funds by the state government since 2011 as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void.
Pensioners counsel ST Abubakar had sought the relief of the court declaring that the monthly deduction of the said amount by the state government to teachers’ salaries is capricious, arbitrary and constitutes abuse of power and discretion. Other reliefs sought are “a declaration that the local government fund is meant for the maintenance of primary and adult education, including payment of salaries and entitlement of local government staff jointly and or severally either by themselves, their agents, privies or representatives from using the local government funds for any purpose order than the one stated in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In his judgement, Justice M.O Adewara said that state government’s action is antithetical to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Laws of the state. “There is no provision in the Nigerian Constitution and the Laws of Kwara state that gives the responsibility of junior secondary school to local government,” Justice Adewara ruled.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lagos High Court orders arrest of popular Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda - Daily Post NigeriaA Lagos High Court, Igbosere yesterday ordered the arrest of a Nollywood actress and producer, Monalisa Chinda-Coker, over alleged tax evasion. The presidi
Read more »
NIMASA's tax dispute with NLNG returns to high courtNIMASA’s tax dispute with NLNG returns to high court
Read more »
Missing MRDD Logo: High Court Fixes Final Ruling TodayA Yola High Court has fixed today, March 29, for final ruling on the case between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy …
Read more »
Kwara election: Senator Ibrahim, 18 others get bail - Daily Post NigeriaSenator Rafiu Ibrahim and 18 others were on Thursday arraigned in an Ilorin Chief Magistrates’ Court over the Feb. 19 pre-election violence in Ojoku, Kwara
Read more »
Olusola-Eleka Rejects Appeal Court judgment, Heads For Supreme CourtThe PDP candidate in the July 14, 2018, governorship election in Ekiti, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, on Friday rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal in a suit he instituted to challenge the v…
Read more »
Ekiti governorship: Olusola-Eleka rejects Appeal Court judgment, heads for Supreme Court - Vanguard News NigeriaThe PDP candidate in the July 14, 2018, governorship election in Ekiti, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, on Friday rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal in a suit he instituted to challenge the victory of Gov. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Read more »
Ekiti: Olusola-Eleka rejects Appeal Court judgment, heads to Supreme Court - Vanguard News NigeriaThe PDP candidate in the July 14, 2018, governorship election in Ekiti, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, on Friday rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal in a suit he instituted to challenge the victory of Gov. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Read more »
Ekiti governorship: Olusola-Eleka rejects Appeal Court judgment, heads for Supreme Court – Daily TrustThe PDP candidate in the July 14, 2018, governorship election in Ekiti, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, on Friday rejected the judgment of the Court of Appeal in a suit he instituted to challenge the victory of Gov. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Olusola-Eleka also said he would challenge Thursday’s Court of Appeal judgment …
Read more »
Ekiti guber: PDP's Eleka rejects Appeal Court judgement, heads to Supreme Court - Daily Post NigeriaThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the July 14, 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, on Friday rejected the
Read more »
Election violence: Kwara senator, 18 others get bailThe Kwara South senator, Rafiu Ibrahim and 18 others were on Thursday arraigned in an Ilorin Chief Magistrates’ Court over the February 19 pre-election violence in Ojoku, Kwara, where one person was killed.
Read more »