BY TheCable
Igariwey Enwo, a member of the house of representatives, has instituted a legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari over the N700 billion bailout fund that he approved for states.
The lawmaker representing Afikpo north-south federal constituency of Ebonyi state, said Buhari violated the constitution by not consulting the national assembly before approving the grant.
Describing the act as “unconstitutional, illegal and unlawful”, Enwo asked the court to prevent the occurrence of such in future.
The attorney-general of the federation, account general of the federation, ministry of finance, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and auditor general of the federation, were joined in the suit filed at a federal high court in Abuja.
“Whether having regards to the combined effect of sections 192, 163, 164 and 168 of the 1999 constitution (as amended), which prescribes the way and manner public revenue shall be distributed from the distribution pool account, the 1st Defendant (Buhari) can by itself or by way of fiat, issue lawful directives to the 3rd-6th defendants to appropriate, distribute, allocate and disburse public revenue from the distributable pool account to the federal, state and local government without the prescription of the national assembly,” read parts of the originating summons.
The date for hearing of the suit has not been fixed.
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