Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that Presidential Executive Orders
are aimed at complementing existing legislations and ensure
inter-agency coordination in the process of implementation.
Speaking on Thursday at the Radio Nigeria programme “Politics
Nationwide”, Malami pointed out that Executive Orders are for
ensuring constitutional compliance, complementing existing
legislations, ensuring and enhancing operation, enforcement and
application of legal provisions as well as providing necessary
supervision required for enforcement.
This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu
Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of
the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice made
available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday 28th May, 2020.
Malami pointed out that Executive Orders are naturally intended
to force constitutional compliance which in the case of Section
121(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
establishes the autonomy of the states legislatures and
judiciary.
“The Executive Order is, therefore, a necessary tool for the
purpose of bringing to effect such autonomy by way of assigning
certain responsibilities, both institutional and otherwise
necessary for the purpose of enforcing the autonomy.
“By way of example, therefore, if the Federal Government wants
to withhold the resources of a State Government that refuses to
comply with the constitutional provision relating to the autonomy
of State Legislatures and Judiciary then the Federal Government may
require the services of the Office of the Accountant General of the
Federation”.
“Similarly, if the government wants the state legislature to be
part of the process relating to appropriation, for example,
agreement must be reached on the need for the state legislature to
be alive to their responsibility.
He noted that for a coordinated institutional support, necessary
and desirable for bringing to effect the operation, enforcement and
application of a constitutional provision Executive Order becomes
necessary”.
Malami said Executive Order No. 10 is meant to bring about the
constitutionality associated with the autonomy of the state
legislature and judiciary.
The Attorney-General of the Federation said the Executive Order
No- 10 was also intended to achieve supervisory role by assigning
responsibilities and ensuring proper supervision desired for the
purpose of enforcement and application of autonomy constitutionally
granted States legislature and judiciary as contained in Section
121(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that Presidential Executive Orders
are aimed at complementing existing legislations and ensure
inter-agency coordination in the process of implementation.
Speaking on Thursday at the Radio Nigeria programme “Politics
Nationwide”, Malami pointed out that Executive Orders are for
ensuring constitutional compliance, complementing existing
legislations, ensuring and enhancing operation, enforcement and
application of legal provisions as well as providing necessary
supervision required for enforcement.
This is contained in a statement issued by Dr. Umar Jibrilu
Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of
the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice made
available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday 28th May, 2020.
Malami pointed out that Executive Orders are naturally intended
to force constitutional compliance which in the case of Section
121(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
establishes the autonomy of the states legislatures and
judiciary.
“The Executive Order is, therefore, a necessary tool for the
purpose of bringing to effect such autonomy by way of assigning
certain responsibilities, both institutional and otherwise
necessary for the purpose of enforcing the autonomy.
“By way of example, therefore, if the Federal Government wants
to withhold the resources of a State Government that refuses to
comply with the constitutional provision relating to the autonomy
of State Legislatures and Judiciary then the Federal Government may
require the services of the Office of the Accountant General of the
Federation”.
“Similarly, if the government wants the state legislature to be
part of the process relating to appropriation, for example,
agreement must be reached on the need for the state legislature to
be alive to their responsibility.
He noted that for a coordinated institutional support, necessary
and desirable for bringing to effect the operation, enforcement and
application of a constitutional provision Executive Order becomes
necessary”.
Malami said Executive Order No. 10 is meant to bring about the
constitutionality associated with the autonomy of the state
legislature and judiciary.
The Attorney-General of the Federation said the Executive Order
No- 10 was also intended to achieve supervisory role by assigning
responsibilities and ensuring proper supervision desired for the
purpose of enforcement and application of autonomy constitutionally
granted States legislature and judiciary as contained in Section
121(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.