Jigawa has withdrawn from the lawsuit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the supreme court.
Ayomikunle DaramolaJigawa state has withdrawn from the lawsuit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the supreme courtOn Thursday, Bello Fanini, the attorney general and commissioner for justice of Jigawa state, submitted a notice of discontinuance at the supreme court to officially withdraw the state as a plaintiff in the case.
This decision comes after three states — Adamawa, Ebonyi, and Anambra — announced their withdrawal from the suit.Bemsen Mnyim, his attorney-general, for “acting unilaterally” in joining the suit challenging the legality of the anti-graft agency.Sixteen states had initially approached the supreme court to challenge the operations of the EFCC.
The states contended that the anti-graft agency was not validly established in 2003 by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration. The states argued that the national assembly failed to adhere to section 12 of the 1999 constitution , which governs the incorporation of international treaties into domestic law, in the enactment of the EFCC Act.They maintained that domesticating a convention requires the approval of a majority of the state houses of assembly — based on the provisions of section 12 of the constitution.
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