Court urged to restrain Buhari from making Muhammad substantive CJN
The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to restrain incoming government from dissolving the existing 16 local government councils of the state before the expiration of their three-year tenure.
The motion for the third reading and passage of the bill was moved by the House Majority Leader, Mr Hassan Oyeleke.
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