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Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by HonNL: 4:14pm On Jan 26, 2022
The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Federal Government from deducting funds from the Federation Account to fund the Nigerian Police force and other agencies not listed in the constitution.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court on Wednesday declared the deductions as unconstitutional and ordered that all money deducted from the Federation Account belonging to Rivers State be refunded to the state.

He made the pronouncement in a judgement on a suit filed by the Rivers State Government against the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice; the Accountant General of the Federation; the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, and Federal Ministry of Finance.

The Rivers State Government through its Attorney General had approached the court wherein it sought an order stopping the deduction of funds from the Federation Account for the funding of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund scheme.

The Rivers State Government had challenged the constitutionality and validity of section 4(1)(a) and section 4(1)(b) of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act 2019, which permit the deduction of 0.5 percent of the total revenue accruing to the Federation Account and be paid to the Nigeria Police Trust Fund.

The State Government had contended that it was not the responsibility of the State governments but that of the Federal Government to fund the Police.

Delivering judgment, Justice Mohammed agreed with the Rivers State Government that by virtue of Section 162 (3) of the Nigerian Constitution, funds standing to the credit of the Federation Account can only be distributed among the Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils in each State of Nigeria and not directly to any agency of the Federal Government including the Nigeria Police Force.

Consequently, the court declared the section of the law “permitting the direct deduction of any sum or percentage of revenue accruing to the Federation Account or which ought to have been paid into the Federation Account for the purpose of providing funds for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund” as “unconstitutional, null and void.”

According to the court, Rivers State will be the only beneficiary from the deduction and not the 35 States.

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by Abboki: 4:20pm On Jan 26, 2022

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by abinitio666(m): 4:21pm On Jan 26, 2022
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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by So4baba(m): 4:21pm On Jan 26, 2022
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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by Crusadee: 4:21pm On Jan 26, 2022
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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by dojnr4real: 4:21pm On Jan 26, 2022
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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by ojmaroni247(m): 4:21pm On Jan 26, 2022
Wicked WIKE

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by PrinceOfLagos: 4:22pm On Jan 26, 2022
Wike is really dealing with this Federal government

I respect that man

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by MANNABBQGRILLS: 4:22pm On Jan 26, 2022
It is a always good and refreshing to see that we have a president who does not intervene in the rule of law.

From Corruption, down to politics, Our darling Daddy always allow the rule of law to take charge...

Memory lane........
Elections In Nigeria now,
There is no need to fear.
Why? Because the will of Nigerians will not be subverted. Never! a president once told us in this country that the coming polls would be do or die.
Not with president Buhari.
Fair is fair.
No foul play.
Under his watch, his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa(now twice), Oyo State, Edo State, Zamfara state and Anambra states.

We still remembered how OBJ froze out all the money meant for LASG back then during thr reign of serious dictatorship.

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by Blue3k(m): 4:23pm On Jan 26, 2022
Lol another loss for the federal government. When they finally get around to the VAT the federal government will need to rework the constitution. The best part of the article is Rivers is the only beneficiary because they didn't tolerate unconstitutional laws and took action. Hopefully the VAT has the same precedent.

According to the court, Rivers State will be the only beneficiary from the deduction and not the 35 States.

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by todaynewsreview: 4:23pm On Jan 26, 2022
Hmmmmm.... seems there're many loopholes in Nigeria today that State governments or even LGAs can capitalize on to their own advantage. If Police is in the exclusive list, then FA to funding it should come after each monthly FAC. Good judgement and good to know only Rivers State is a beneficiary to this.

It's time every State use searchlights to peruse such other areas.

Guess it's time for a new Constitution or a robust amendment.

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by COMPAQ(m): 4:23pm On Jan 26, 2022
The judgement makes sense.

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by talk2hb1(m): 4:23pm On Jan 26, 2022
Tooh
Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by Nobody: 4:23pm On Jan 26, 2022
Nigeria court has tried. Kudos to them.

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by ikaboy: 4:23pm On Jan 26, 2022
Wike de worry this man

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by AbuAeesha: 4:23pm On Jan 26, 2022
if not wickedness and cluelessness why deduct their salary in the first place?
and we expect them to do their work diligently?

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by Judolisco(m): 4:24pm On Jan 26, 2022
Nyesom wike 2
Federal government 0

In saner climes wike would be the next president

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by aribisala0(m): 4:25pm On Jan 26, 2022
The same logic applies to petrol subsidy

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by Blue3k(m): 4:25pm On Jan 26, 2022
AbuAeesha:
if not wickedness and cluelessness why deduct their salary in the first place?
and we expect them to do their work diligently?


The same way you're expected to work diligently. Do you get to steal because you aren't paid the wages you think you deserve?

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by adioolayi(m): 4:26pm On Jan 26, 2022
There are many irregularities that makes the centre too powerful!!!

Just imagine...No wonder, a CSP disobeyed a sitting Governor in Public...whereas, he is being paid from money deducted "illegally" from what is meant for the state.

State Governors need to challenge FG in Court and stop all forms of deductions they are not constitutionally empower to make.

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by AbuAeesha: 4:26pm On Jan 26, 2022
sincerely the problem is not the president,though he(president) might no be doing a good assessment of his appointees(alot of them are heartless)
Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by Maxymilliano(m): 4:26pm On Jan 26, 2022
Will federal government obey the court order.

This is a government that doesn't believe in rule of law.

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by FreestufsNG: 4:26pm On Jan 26, 2022
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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by DeepThinkerNG: 4:28pm On Jan 26, 2022
Wicked WIKE has done it again

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by Jogs1900: 4:28pm On Jan 26, 2022
PrinceOfLagos:
Wike is really dealing with this Federal government

I respect that man
Wike Na Lawyer wey Sabi naw

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by bigdammyj: 4:29pm On Jan 26, 2022
Good

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Re: Police Trust Fund: Court Stops Deductions By FG, Orders Refund To Rivers by YellowMayor(m): 4:29pm On Jan 26, 2022
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No one should use this as a political score point. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEDUCTED SINCE THE ERA OF PDP. One of the stakeholders just feel isn't right and decided to challenge it. So

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