By Emmanuela Obaje-Daniels, Channels TV The Supreme Court has declared as unlawful and unconstitutional, Executive Order 10 (EO10) on the funding of State Judiciary and Legislature. In a split decision today, Friday, a majority of the court’s seven-member panel agreed that the President exceeded his constitutional powers in issuing the EO10. Six of the seven
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Our newsroom has just been informed that, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has assented to legislative and judiciary autonomy bills. More details later.
By Agosi Todo, The Guardian The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has decried request for negotiation of the 1999 Constitution over financial autonomy for the Nation’s Judiciary, insisting that it is not negotiable. JUSUN also canvassed negotiation of immunity clause for Government officials. Chairman, Cross River State chapter of JUSUN, Asang Ebong, told The Guardian
By Edem Edem, Daily Post The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) Cross River State branch has condemned the purchase of car to judges or judicial workers after appointment. Speaking with Daily Post, the Chairman of JASUN, Cross River State branch, Comrade Asanya Ebong decried such attitude of the Executive arm of Government, noting that
Do you know that budget allocations for LGAs, Houses of Assembly and State Judiciaries are all paid into a joint account which is controlled by the state Governor alone? In Cross River state for instance, 🖕The State House of Assembly only has a recurrent/expenditure bank account. 🖕Anytime the House has a need, an event or