federal government to take up funding of capital projects for state High Courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and Customary Court of Appeal.
Counsel to the state governors, Chief Augustine Alegeh SAN, argued that the salaries and monuments of the judges of the three courts are being paid by the federal government in line with section 81 of the 1999 constitution and as such the section should be invoked to place the responsibility of funding thier capital projects at the door steps of the federal government.
Gazali stated that since the states have been responsible for the funding of Capital Projects for the courts since 1999, the position should be maintained.In the bid to resolve the constitutional logjam, the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Honourable Justice Ibrahim Tanko invited five Senior Advocates of Nigeria as Amici Curies for their input in resolving the matter.
Two other senior lawyers, Mahmud Magaji SAN and Musibawu Adetumbi SAN expressed dissenting views on the contentious issue.
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