Malami debunks FG’s interference with judiciary affairs

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Jusitce, Abubakar Malami, has refuted the allegations that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government interferes with the affairs of the legislature and judiciary.

Malami said the “Buhari-led Federal Government accords respect to the democratic provisions of the doctrine of separation of powers among the three independent and separate arms of government.”

The AGF made this known on Wednesday in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu.

Malami said the Buhari-led Federal Government maintained the sanctity of the provisions of Sections 4, 5, and 6 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which explains the roles and responsibilities of the executives, legislature, and judiciary.

He added that base on the Constitutional provisions, the Federal Government supported the review of Section 121(3) of the 1999 Constitution to accommodate the provisions for financial autonomy of the state legislature and judiciary.

He further stated that the Federal Government also came up with Executive Order 10 to enforce the provision of autonomy of State Legislature and Judiciary.

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It was within the context of this quality and feature of non-interference by the Buhari-led Federal government and for the avoidance of sub-judice that the Minister responded

Malami stressed that as a result of the Buhari administration’s non-interference with the affairs of the judiciary, the Federal Government was presented with high-profile cases for prosecution and came out with initiatives to support a speedy determination of justice.

He, however, expressed displeasure at the way his response to a question in a recent interview was construed to evoke “unintended and non-existing inferences”, which he was alleged to have blamed the judiciary.

“It was an innocent statement aimed at showing and re-enactment of tripartite division of powers and responsibilities among the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary,” the AGF said.

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