04.02.2015 - SWF: State govs accuse FG of frustrating moves to settle out of court
The 36 states of the Federation, on Tuesday, told the Supreme Court that the Federal Government has been frustrating every move to settle the disputes on the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) out of court. The court, however, fixed March 19 to hear the suit after all attempts to make the parties settle out court failed. The panel of Supreme Court justices, headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, had earlier insisted that the parties should go and settle out of court, as there was nothing to adjudicate over by the court. “If lawyers and parties are sincere, then go and settle this matter out of court. The matter is straightforward, there is nothing this court will adjudicate upon,” CJN held...............................................Full Article: Source
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