Court orders Kogi Gov, others to release judiciary workers' pay arrears

, Yahaya Bello and others to released forthwith,funds due to the state’s Judiciary, withheld since July 2018.

The others are the Attorney-General, Kogi State, Commissioner for Finance, Accountant-General, Auditor-General, the Chief Judge, the Grand Kadi, President, Customary Court of Appeal and the Judicial Service Commission. The first to fifth defendants are the Governor, the Attorney-General, Finance Commissioner, Accountant-General and Auditor-General.

“By order of this court the defendants are hereby directed to release the salaries, allowances and emoluments of the members of the claimant which are paid from subventions or the amount standing to the credit of the Kogi State Judiciary with effect from July 2018 to each heads of courts, the 6th 9th defendants, as follows: High Court ; Customary Court ; Sharia Court ; Judicial Service Commission , cumulatively amounting, for the eight months, a total sum of N1, 529, 885. 261,92 accordingly.

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