The Rivers State Government has sued the Federal Government at the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the deduction of funds from the Federation Account for the funding of the Nigeria Police Tru
st Fund.
But the Governor Nyesom Wike-led Rivers State Government, has through the office of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, which filed the suit on May 20, 2020, contended that it was not the responsibility of the state governments but that of the Federal Government to fund the police. It also urged the court to order a refund of the money deducted from the Federation Account and paid into the NPTF since when it was informed in April 2020 Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting.
Despite confirmation by the judge that RMAFC had been served with the court processes, the commission was not represented by a lawyer at Thursday’s proceedings.
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