A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Igariwey Iduma-Enwo has asked an Abuja High Court to determine the legality of the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to bailout States of the Federation from their inability to pay salaries without legislative approval.
In suit number FHC/Abj/CS102215, filed on Wednesday, Hon. Iduma-Enwo wants the court determine whether Buhari had powers under the 1999 Constitution to give the bailout without the approval of the National Assembly.
Listed as defendants in the suit were the President; Attorney-General of the Federation; Federal Ministry of Finance; Accountant-General of the Federation; Auditor-General of the Federation; and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission.
Among the questions Iduma-Enwo, who represents Afikpo-North/South Federal Constituency in Ebonyi State, wants the court to determine, was whether Buhari, could by Presidential “fiat”, direct that public money from the pool account of the federal government be disbursed to states and local governments without recourse to the National Assembly, “the authority vested with the power of appropriation in this case.”
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