- Safiu Kehinde
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the case filed against the Federal Government by the Osun State Government over the withheld Local Government allocation.
NPO Reported that the Osun state government had dragged the FG to court with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation accused of plot to divert funds meant for local governments into private accounts.
The state government argued that this plan would undermine pending legal actions before the Supreme Court regarding the administration of local government funds in Osun State.
Presiding over the case of Monday, Justice Emeka Nwite, presided, declared the case adjourned till 22nd of September after listening to the arguments of both the prosecution and defence counsels.
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