THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF ANAMBRA STATE & ORS. V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION & ORS.
(1993) JELR 43276 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.140/1993
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22 Jul 1993
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Nigeria
Coram
MOHAMMED BELLO CJN
MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS JSC
ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE JSC
SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE JSC
OLAJIDE OLATAWURA JSC
MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE JSC
EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEBGU JSC
Appearances
Chief F.R.A Williams, SAN (with him, Chief T.A.B. Oki, SAN; A. Williams (Mrs); Dr. E.O. Awonusi; J.O. Fakayode; C.G.O. Babatola; Dr. O. Olofilade; L. Williams; E. E. Osifo; T. Odulaja; A. Odulaja; Chief F.O. Jimilehin; S. O. Ogunnubi; Otunba O. Durojaiye; O. Adewunmi; James Babatunde; F.R.A. Williams, Jnr; B. Avwenaghagha, Assistant Chief Legal Officer, Delta State; A.G.E. Liam; G.O. Boyo; J.U. Igwe; Akinfolarin O. Akinyele; B.U.M. Anekwe; L. Fagbohun and O.K. Johnson) For the Appellant;
Chief P.G.E. Umeadi, SAN (with him, J.C. Okonkwo, SAN and A.D. Sodangi)-for 1st Defendant;
2nd Defendant absent and unrepresented;
M. Kaibo, Deputy Director Civil Litigation for the 3rd Defendant;
4th Defendant absent and unrepresented;
M. A. Abubakar, A.-G., Bauchi State (with him, E. I. Lategu, S.S.C.1; M. H. Kwaya, S.S.C.1 and A.D. Mohammed, S.C.1) for the 5th Defendant;
6th Defendant absent and unrepresented;
E. C. Abanonu-for 7th Defendant;
8th Defendant absent and unrepresented;
9th Defendant absent and unrepresented;
A. B. Mahmud, A.-G., Kano State (with him, M. U. Yusuf) for the 10th Defendant;
11th Defendant absent and unrepresented;
A. B. Dikko, A.-G., Kebbi State for the 12th Defendant;
Dr. S. S. Ameh, SAN, A.-G., Kogi State-for 13th Defendant 14th Defendant absent and unrepresented.Y. Oshikoya, A.-G., Lagos State (with him, O.M. Ayeni (Mrs) S.-G; A. A. Phillips (Mrs); D.T. Okuwobi (Mrs) and P. Adeyemi (Mrs))-for 15th Defendant F.D. Lott, A.-G., River State (with him, S.R. Dappa-Addo, Deputy Director Legal)-for 16th Defendant M.A. Ahmed, A.-G., Sokoto State (with him, N, Adamu, P.S.C.)-for 16th Defendant For Respondent
Judgement
BELLO, C.J.N. (Delivering The Leading Judgment).: In this suit, 14 States of the Federation as the plaintiffs claim against the Federal Military Government and the remaining 16 States of the Federation as follows:
"(1) A declaration that the legislative and executive powers exercisable by the Federal Military Government during the period referred to as 'the transition period' in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Promulgation) Decree, Cap. 63 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1990 are not capable of over-riding or superceding the express provisions of Section 1 of the aforesaid Decree or Sections 129(b) and 130 of the Schedule thereto.
(2) A declaration that the repeal of the Transition to Civil Rule (Political Programme) (Amendment) (No.3) Decree NO.52 of 1992 and the Presidential Election (Basic Constitutional and Transitional Provisions) Decree No.13 of 1993 is null and void and of no legal consequence whatsoever.
(3) A declaration that the repeal of the Tr…
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