Jigawa has joined States that have withdrawn from the lawsuit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Supreme Court instituted by the 19 State Governors.
This was disclosed on Thursday, by the Jigawa State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Bello Fanini.
Fanini submitted a notice of discontinuance at the Supreme Court to officially withdraw Jigawa State as a plaintiff in the case.
This is coming after three States; Adamawa, Ebonyi, and Anambra, announced their withdrawal from the lawsuit.
Recall also that the Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, had on Thursday, suspended his Attorney-General, Bemsen Mnyim.
Mnyim was suspended for “acting unilaterally” in joining the suit challenging the legality of EFCC.
Recall that sixteen States had initially approached the Supreme Court to challenge the legality of the establishment of the EFCC.
The suit engineered by Kogi State contended that EFCC was not validly established in 2003 by the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration.
They held that the National Assembly failed to adhere to Section 12 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The section governs the incorporation of international treaties into domestic law, in the enactment of the EFCC Act.
The States are insisting that domesticating a convention requires the approval of a majority of the State Houses of Assembly. This is based on the provisions of section 12 of the Constitution.
Recall that on Tuesday, the Supreme Court reserved judgment in the suit. The apex court also deferred judgment to a date that will be announced to the parties involved.
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