The Supreme Court has adjourned for judgment in the suit originally filed by Kogi state challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the EFCC, ICPC and NFIU.
15 other states were allowed by the court as co-plaintiffs in the suit after they filed an application for joiner.
At the resumed sitting Anambra, Adamawa and Ebonyi withdrew from the case.
Counsel to Kogi state Abdulwahab Mohammed in arguing his origination motion told the court that it was the United Nations convention against corruption that was reduced into the EFCC act.
The convention was not ratified by the state houses of assembly.
He pointed out that the supreme court in Joseph Nwobike Vs Federal Republic of Nigeria, had held that it was a United Nation Convention against corruption that was reduced into the EFCC Establishment Act and that in enacting this law in 2004, the provision of Section 12 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, was not followed.
In his preliminary objection the Attorney General of the federation Lateef Fagbemi argued that Section 15(5) of the Constitution should take precedence.
There is a common agency for both the federal and sub National when it comes to the issue of corruption.
