Reject attempts to frustrate govt, Fagbemi tells judges, lawmakers

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has urged the judiciary and legislature to reject attempts to frustrate the government.

He gave the charge while delivering a paper entitled, “Strengthening the Synergy Between the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary Under the Rule of Law – Executive Perspective”, on Tuesday in Abuja at the hybrid refresher course for judges and Khadis.

The event, chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, was held at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja.

Fagbemi, in a statement by his media aide, Kamarudeen Ogundele, criticised situations where private persons seek to scuttle the government’s procurement procedures as provided in the procurement laws or other governmental processes by approaching the courts to acquire spurious injunctions.

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Emphasising that the principle of separation of powers is a hallowed constitutional principle of the democratic government of Nigeria, the AGF said the three arms of government must stay in their assigned tracks to avoid arbitrary excesses by any of them.

He said an independent and efficient court system was a cornerstone of the rule of law, which could lead to anarchy if the judiciary falters.