Nigeria: Sue Buhari Lawyers, Malami on Decree 6

Two lawyers, Ikenga Ugochinyere and Kenneth Udeze, asked the Abuja Federal High Court to declare President Muhammadu Buhari's Decree 6 (19659003) illegal.

The complainants also request the court to retain both President Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), who

Buhari issued on July 5 the Presidential Decree No. 6 of 2018 on the preservation of property related to corruption and other related offenses.

Ugochinyere and Udenze, by their lawyer, Mr. Obed Agu, argued that the order contravened the constitutional provisions.

In the summons filed under sections 5, 36, 43 and 251 (1) (Q) of the Complainants argued that the President did not have the power to issue the order.

They further argued that the action or conduct of the president in the issuance of the order interfered with or encroached on the property of the property or property of the. State. According to the lawyers, under the constitutional provisions, the president does not have the power to make an order on matters that are not related to "the execution and maintenance of the constitution, all laws made by the National Assembly and all matters for which the National Assembly has, for the moment, the power to legislate. "

At the resumption of yesterday's sitting, Judge Ijeoma Ojukwu, granting the request to hear the prosecution during the break, set on August 8 for its consideration.

C & # 39 was as the advocate of President Buhari and AGF, Mr. Bashir Mohammed, increase No objection to the request for adjournment

Meanwhile, President Buhari has sworn former Inspector General of Police, Musiliu Smith, as President of the Police Service Commission (PSC)

The ceremony took place before the start of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) ) chaired by Buhari yesterday.

Also were sworn in as full-time commissioners Clara Ogunbiyi of Northeast, representing the judicial community and AIG Lawal Bawa (rtd) of the Northwest, representing the police community.

who will serve as members are Mohammed Najatu from the Northwest, representing women; Braimo Adogam Austin South-South, representing the media community; Rommy Mom of North Central, representing the human rights community; and Dr. Nkemka Jombo-Ofo from the Southeast, representing the organized private sector.