Buhari’s executive order on state legislature, judiciary autonomy ‘unnecessary’

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said President Muhammadu Buhari was overreaching himself on the Executive Order 10 that gave directive on the implementation of judicial and legislative autonomies for states.

Mr Tambuwal, who is the Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, said in Ado-Ekiti, Wednesday, that the President failed to consult widely before issuing the order.

The governor spoke during the Attorney General’s Colloquium organised by the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice Academy, in honour of the retiring Chief Judge of the…