Principle

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Revenue Allocation — National Assembly’s Power to Prescribe Distribution of Federation Account

Area of law
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The National Assembly has plenary power to prescribe Federation Account distribution terms and manner. This power is subject only to the proviso to section 162(2). The principle applies to constitutional law and revenue allocation. The rule grants legislative discretion over distribution formulae. States cannot challenge…

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