Bad News for Imo as Supreme Court Halts Ceding of 17 Oil Wells
* Legal fireworks begin Sptember 21
It was bad news for Imo State government on Wednesday following a decision by the Supreme Court restraining the federal government and its agencies from ceding 17 oil wells at Akri and Mbede communities to the state.
The Supreme Court decision followed a prayer by the Rivers State government claiming that it is the rightful owner of the two communities where the oil wells are.
The sttate government had dragged the the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Attorney-General of Imo State to the Supreme Court arguing that the declaration of the boundary between Rivers and Imo states as contained on the Nigeria administrative map 10, 11 and 12 editions are “inaccurate, incorrect and do not represent the legitimate and lawful boundaries between Rivers and Imo states”, according to a report published by .Thisday Newspapers.
The state had prayed the Supreme Court for an order of injunction restraining the federal government from surrendering the oil wells to Imo State until the case is determined.
The court had in its ruling restrained the Attorney General of the Federation and AG of Imo state from taking action on the ownership of the dispute 17 oil wells until the disputes are resolved.
The Supreme Court had also barred the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and the Fiscal Commission, (RMAFC), and the office of the Accountant General of the Federation from approving, implementing, or giving effect in any manner to a letter from the RMAFC office, with reference number RMC/O&G/47/1/264 of July 1, 2021, which cancelled the equal sharing of proceeds from the 17 oil wells by Rivers and Imo states, THISDAY reports.
The case comes up on September 21, for hearing of the substantive matter.
It was bad news for Imo State government on Wednesday following a decision by the Supreme Court restraining the federal government and its agencies from ceding 17 oil wells at Akri and Mbede communities to the state.
The Supreme Court decision followed a prayer by the Rivers State government claiming that it is the rightful owner of the two communities where the oil wells are.
The sttate government had dragged the the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and the Attorney-General of Imo State to the Supreme Court arguing that the declaration of the boundary between Rivers and Imo states as contained on the Nigeria administrative map 10, 11 and 12 editions are “inaccurate, incorrect and do not represent the legitimate and lawful boundaries between Rivers and Imo states”, according to a report published by .Thisday Newspapers.
The state had prayed the Supreme Court for an order of injunction restraining the federal government from surrendering the oil wells to Imo State until the case is determined.
The court had in its ruling restrained the Attorney General of the Federation and AG of Imo state from taking action on the ownership of the dispute 17 oil wells until the disputes are resolved.
The Supreme Court had also barred the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and the Fiscal Commission, (RMAFC), and the office of the Accountant General of the Federation from approving, implementing, or giving effect in any manner to a letter from the RMAFC office, with reference number RMC/O&G/47/1/264 of July 1, 2021, which cancelled the equal sharing of proceeds from the 17 oil wells by Rivers and Imo states, THISDAY reports.
The case comes up on September 21, for hearing of the substantive matter.
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