Court Orders Broke Nigerian Government To Pay Rivers, Akwa Ibom N1.4 Trillion | Sahara Reporters

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to pay a cumulative sum of over $3 billion to Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.In the judgment delivered on Tuesday, Justice Taiwo ordered the federal government to pay Rivers $1.114.551.610 and another $2.258.411.586 being the amount separately claimed against the federal government as their shares from $62 billion.

Justice Taiwo said the mere notice of intention to defend the case without joining issues with the plaintiffs was not enough in any court matter. The court rejected the assertion of the federal government that it cannot pay any money it did not receive from the oil company, adding that the defendant ought to have filed a bona-fide defence to explain its position in court as required by law.

Meanwhile, Nigerian government is broke and has been heavily borrowing to fund its budgets and for capital and recurrent expenditure. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, recently admitted that Nigeria’s economy was facing a difficult time, saying states must improve their internally generated revenues.

The court don knack hand for Tipper wey carry sabd.

Buhari's bank account has more than that. Same with the other thieves in his cabinet and government.

This is what we called AUDIO money orders

Please tell me this. If they don't pay what will happen?

Thank God u said broke Nigerian government, cause u know the government won't pay

Eshok you!!

Pathetic!!! When the Federal government catches a thief for the States and then steals the loot recovered from the thief. Who now is the REAL OLÈ?

😂😂😂broke ke

See the xpression on Bubu's face, which kind wahala be this nah 😁😁

Which court orders? Is not the same court that they are running?

Na to borrow the money from Chad or Cameroon

It's easy, print more 😔

He really destroyed Nigeria.

Broke... They should borrow to pay or better still print

I ashwa u....Bubu isn't aware

Which one be broke Nigerian Government, againnnn?

Judgement given in favour of the plaintiff because the defendant refused to contest the case . No wonder the nation is saddle with such judgements running into billion of naria.

Buhari will choose to rather die

Broke Nigerian government... -

😂

Nigeria govt is broke? Halleluyah

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