The supreme court will today rule on the suit filed by the 19 state governments contesting the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the country (EFCC).
The governors and the EFCC are eagerly awaiting the judgment of the apex court which would confirm the legality or otherwise of the anti-graft commission.
The EFCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday.
The state governments, in their suit, had argued that the Supreme Court, in Joseph Nwobike Vs Federal Republic of Nigeria, held that it was a United Nations Convention against corruption that was reduced into the EFCC Establishment Act and that in enacting the law in 2004, the provision of Section 12 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, was not followed.
A seven-member panel of justices, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, on Tuesday, fixed October 22 for the hearing.
The EFCC, however, expressed dismay over the call for the overhaul of their institution, stating that those pushing for such are feeling the heat of their work.
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