Speaking on a live programme, Malami stated that the Federal Government, in its discretion, could challenge any court order it found uncomfortable within the ambit of the constitution. The minister went on: “Perhaps I need to clear the air on how the rule of law operates within the context of the Nigerian constitution. We have multiple and a plethora of judicial decisions that establish a fact that when you are challenging a court order through a judicial process that handed the court order, the idea of disobedience to that court order does not arise. “The misapprehension that set into the system and deliberately put in the public space is the fact that once there is a court order, you must unconditionally comply. Until those matters reached the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court takes a final decision, you are still operating within the context of the rule of law.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2020 04:30 UTC