The 36 States governors have commenced a legal battle at the Supreme Court over the move by the Federal Government to secure autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country.
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, is leading the Federal Government’s legal team against the Governors who are being represented by various lawyers.
A 7-man panel of Justices of the Apex Court, led by Justice Garba Lawal, has kick-started hearing the matter, to do justice to the issues in dispute.
Two legal luminaries, Yusuf Olaolu Ali and Sebastien Hon, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria SANs, have volunteered to render free legal services to support the federal government in the hectic legal battle.
The Justice Minister is asking the Apex Court for an order barring State Governors from unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local government leaders for local governments.
