Ben Ezechime, Enugu
The Enugu State Government has withdrawn from the suit filed by 16 states challenging the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as well as the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU,
Recall that the Enugu State joined the suit which was initiated by the Kogi State Government currently pending at the Supreme Court.
Enugu becomes the sixth state to withdraw from the suit following the earlier withdrawal by Anambra (ninth plaintiff), Adamawa (16th plaintiff) and Ebonyi (18th plaintiff).
Recall also that the Apex Court had after hearing on October 22, reserved judgment in the suit to a date it would communicate to the plaintiffs.
The Enugu State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kingsley Udeh, in an application informed the Supreme Court of the state’s decision to discontinue being a participant in the suit.
The application was officially received by the apex court, on October 24, 2024.
The state in a suit, marked SC/CV/178/2023, titled, “Notice of the 6th Defendant’s (Attorney General of Enugu State) Withdrawal from this Suit brought Under Order 4 Rule 1 of the Rules of This Court and Under the Inherent Jurisdiction of this Court)” states that: “Take notice that the 6th Plaintiff (Attorney General of Enugu State) intends and doth hereby withdraws his suit against the defendant (Attorney General of Federation) in the above-mentioned suit.”
