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(2024) JELR 112993 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 Dec 2024 Nigeria
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- The appeal arose from a Federal High Court judgment which interpreted the constitutional requirements for withdrawals from Rivers State’s Consolidated Revenue Fund, specifically holding that no funds (including those subject to a bank’s l

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Suit Number:CA/ABJ/CV/1360/2024
Judges:HAMMA AKAWU BARKA, JCA ADEBUKUNOLA ADEOTI BANJOKO, JCA PETER CHUDI OBIORAH, JCA
Counsel:EMEKA OBEGOLU SAN FOR THE APPELLANT. J. B. DAUDU SAN FOR THE 1st AND 2nd RESPONDENTS.
Location:Abuja

ADEBUKUNOLA A. BANJOKO, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This is an Appeal against the Judgment of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, presided over by His Lordship, J.O. ABDULMALIK, on the 30th day of October 2024 in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2024, and is seen at Pages 3526 to 3584 of the Record of Appeal.

At the onset, it is important to point out that 22nd day of November 2024, all related pending Appeals in CA/ABJ/CV/1287/2024; CA/ABJ/CV/1303/2024; CA/ABJ/CV/1293/2024; CA/ABJ/CV/1277/2024 AND CA/ABJ /CV/1196/2024, as well as, this Appeal were consolidated on the application of Learned Silk, Yusuf Alli SAN and this application was unanimously supported by all other Learned Counsel in the Six Appeals. Thereafter, the Court granted and ordered for Consolidation.

In response to this particular Suit initiated by way of an Originating Summons filed on the 15th day of July 2024, by the 1st and 2nd Respondents seeking to restrain the  Appellant from releasing or withdrawing funds …

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