Court Rules Against States Legislating on Inland Waterways

The Federal High Court in Port-Harcourt has ruled against states legislating on inland waterways,

The court which was presided over his Lordship Hon. Justice I.S Mark in his judgment recently ordered that a “state
government has no Authority/Power to legislate on (and enforce compliance of its legislation that affect) the use, management and control of Inland waterways in Nigeria”.

The court said this was because inland waterways were “exclusively within the control of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) by virtue of the constitution and the Act establishing NIWA by the National Assembly”.

In a statement by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs Department, NIWA, jibril Daarda’u, the judge gave the order in the Suit No: FHC/PH/CS/142/2022 between Bright Waters Energy Limited (plaintiff) and the Honorable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, River State, the Hon. Commissioner of Environment, Rivers State and Petroleum Financial Corporate (PFC) as (defendants).

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