Appeal Court queries Oyo govt’s appeal against ex-council officials’ N3.4bn judgement

The Supreme Court had ordered the Oyo State Government to pay the ex-council officials their outstanding emoluments which accrued following an unlawful dissolution of the local government councils in the state.

Mr Ebong ordered the government to subsequently pay the remaining N2 billion at N500 million quarterly, with the first instalment payable on 31 July 2023.At the resumed hearing in the appeal, on Monday, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Haruna Tsammani asked Mr Makinde’s lawyer, Ayodele Akintunde, about the appropriateness of the appellate court to adjudicate over a case that had been decided by the Supreme Court.

In his response, Mr Akintunde said the Supreme Court ordered the Oyo State Government to pay the debt within three months.He explained that the appeal was against the decision of the High Court of Oyo State, which was later registered in the FCT High Court.In his submission before the court on Monday, Musibau Adetunbi, lawyer to the former local government officials, lamented that 26 of his clients had died from penury due to Mr Makinde’s refusal to pay the debt.

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