A Federal High Court in Abuja Thursday issued fresh summons on the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the National Assembly to come and defend a suit filed by a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), seeking to secure financial independence for the judiciary.
In his originating summons, Agbakoba is asking for full implementation of the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, which granted the judiciary's expenditures the status of 'first line charge'.
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