Supreme Court has given the 36 State Governors of the federation seven days to file their defense in a suit brought against them by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN).
Gatekeepers News reports that the court also ordered the AGF to file his reply within two days of receiving the Governor’s defense.
“That within 2 days of service, the plaintiff will reply after being served the reply of the defendant Counter affidavit,” the court stated.
The suit, filed on behalf of the Federal government, seeks to prohibit state governors from unilaterally dissolving democratically elected local government leaders.
The AGF argued that the matter requires urgency and that the importance of the case underscores the position of all state Attorneys-General.
“We have filed our written address, from the nature of the case, it requires urgency and I am happy to report that there is no counter affidavit. I want to state that the importance of this matter underscores all the state of the various Attorney-Generals of the state,” Fagbemi said.
