Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, September 8, heard a suit filed by the Osun State Government against the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation.
Persecondnews reports that the legal dispute centres on the disbursement of Osun local government allocations by federal authorities.
The state government alleged that the CBN and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation are plotting to divert funds meant for local governments into private accounts, which would be a gross violation of public finance regulations and the Nigerian Constitution.
The Osun State government claimed that the CBN and AGF are planning to pay local government allocations into private accounts operated by individuals impersonating government officials, without the input of designated accounting officers.
The state government also argued that this plan would undermine pending legal actions before the Supreme Court regarding the administration of local government funds in Osun State.
Persecondnews reports that the dispute stems from a tussle between elected officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and those of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), following conflicting court rulings on the legitimacy of the October 2022 local government elections.
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