Suit Number:SC.3/2004
Judges:MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS CJN
SYLVESTER UMARU ONU JSC
ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU JSC
NIKI TOBI JSC
IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU JSC
GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE JSC
SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN JSC
Counsel:Udechukwu N. Udechukwu, SAN (with him, C. A. Chuks-Nnadi, Esq.; V. Onwuka [Mrs.]; A. G. ldigo-Izundu [Mrs.] (Director, Civil Litigation); Chief Mike Ozekhome; Jeph Njikonye, Esq.; Bene Nwachukwu [Mrs.]) for Attorney-General of Anambra State For the Appellant;
Philip Umeadi, Jr. (with him, D. Ukachukwu, Esq.) for Attorney-General of the Federation; Awa U. Kalu, SAN (with him, Dr. I. N. Ijioma; U. E. Amaonwu [Mrs.] (Solicitor General); C. S. Chioma [Mrs.] (Director, Civil Litigation); I. C. Nwachukwu, Esq. (Principal State Counsel) for Attorney-General of Abia State; Adamawa State not represented; Akwa lbom State not represented; Bauchi State not represented; Bayelsa State not represented; V. y. Ayongur, Esq. (Director, Civil Litigation) (with him, S. T. Saleh, Esq. (Principal State Counsel) for Benue State; Borno State not represented; Cross-River State not represented; A. A. Utuama (Attorney-General, Delta State) (with him, O.Pedro, Esq.; N. W. Ogbogu (Civil Litigation Officer) and E. O. Ohwovoriole, Esq.) - for Delta State; Chief Jossy C. Eze (Attorney-General) (with him, E. A. Ewa, Esq. (Litigation Officer II) - for Ebonyi State Edo State not represented; Chief Duro Ajayi, (Attorney-General) (with him, A. A. Adeleye (DLR); E. K. Adetifa, Esq. (Senior Litigation Officer) for Ekiti State; Eze O. Eze, Esq. (Deputy-Director, Civil Litigation) for Enugu State Gombe State not represented; C. U. Nnodum, Esq. (Attorney-General, Imo State) (with him, T. E. Chikeka, Esq. (Director, Civil Litigation) for Imo State; Jigawa State not represented; Kaduna State not represented; Suraj Saea, Esq. (Solicitor-General, Kano State Ministry of Justice) (with him, Yau A. Adamu, Esq. (CSC) and Bello Adoke, Esq.) for Kano State Katsina State not represented; Kebbi State not represented; Prince Ben Ikani (Attorney-General) (with him, Osa Magoni, Esq. (Attorney-General)) for Kogi State; Mfon Ekong Usoro (Mrs.) (with her, G. O. Ogobe, Esq.) for Niger State; P. A. Akinkugbe, Esq. for Ogun State; A. O. Adebusoye, Esq. (Solicitor-General) (with him, C. K. Akinrinsola, Esq. (Director, Civil Litigation); A. O. Ogunsuyi, Esq. (Senior Litigation Officer) for Ondo State; Saka, A. Isau, Esq. (Attorney-General, Kwara State) (with him, H. A. Gegele, Esq.) (Senior State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Kwara State) for Kwara State; Prof O. Osinbajo, SAN (Attorney-General); L. Pedro, Esq. (Asst. Dir., Civil Litigation) (with him, A. Ipaye, Esq.) for Lagos State; M. J. Agum, Esq. (Director, Civil Litigation) for Nasarawa State; A. O. Adeniyi, Esq. (CSC) for Osun State; M. O. Ishola, Esq. (DPO) for Oyo State; F. B. Lotben (Mrs.) (Director, Civil Litigation) for Plateau State; H. Oden Ajumogobia, SAN ((Attorney-General) (with him, I.R. Amakiri [Mrs.] (Director, Legal Services); lawoibim Karibo[Mrs.] (Chief State Counsel) for Rivers State; Sokoto State not represented; J. D. Yakubu, Esq. (Director, Civil Litigation) (with him, S. I. AMaikarfi, Esq. (State Counsel I) for Taraba State; M. M. Saleh, Esq. (D.C.C.); (with him, I. S. Kogo, Esq.(Principal State Counsel) for Yobe State; Zamfara State not represented.
Other Citations:A.G., Anambra State v. A.G., Fed. (2005) 5 S.C (Pt I) 73
