A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has barred the Federal Government and its agencies from deducting revenues accruable to Rivers State from the disputed Mbede and Akiri oil wells.
Justice Tawo Tawo gave the order yesterday in response to an originating summons filed by Attorney General of Rivers State against the Attorney General of the Federation, Attorney General of Imo State, Accountant General of the Federation, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission and Minister of Finance.
The Attorney General of Rivers State had in an originating summons filed the suit against the defendants pursuant to order 3 Rule 6, 7 and 9 of the Federal High (Civil Procedures) Rules 2019 Section 7 of the National Boundary Commission (Establishment) Act, Section 162 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court as preserved by Section 6 (6) of the constitution.
