The Supreme Court has affirmed the provision of Section 84 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act (S&CPA) requiring prior consent of the Attorney General before the initiation of garnishee proceedings to enforce monetary judgment against government or its agencies. The apex court’s five-member panel, in a split decision of four-to-one, declined to examine the constitutionality or otherwise of the provision even though the dissenting decision declared Section 84 of the S&CPA unconstitutional. The judgement was on an appeal marked: SC/CV/268/2021 filed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against…
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