The Supreme Court has postponed its ruling on a lawsuit from 19 states contesting the constitutionality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The case, marked SC/CV/178/2023, argues that the EFCC's establishment did not comply with Section 12 of the Nigerian Constitution, which requires majority approval from state assemblies for such laws.
At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Imo, Bauchi, and Osun states joined the suit as co-plaintiffs while Anambra, Ebonyi, and Adamawa states announced their decisions to withdraw their suits.
The trio’s suits were struck out, accordingly, by the court.
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who was present in court as the defendant, had craved the court’s indulgence to take the process they filed on Tuesday morning.
Justice Uwani Abba-Aji thereby granted leave to the defendant to use the reply on point of law filed on Tuesday.
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