The Supreme Court has ruled that the Lagos State government cannot control Nigeria's inland waterways, stating that it is the sole responsibility of the central government. This decision overturns the state government's 15-year control through levying and licensing operators in the sector.
The Supreme Court held that the existing laws do not favour the Lagos State government's contention on resource control. The Lagos State Government has lost its share of control of Nigeria’s inland waterways which it has exercised for over 15 years through levying and licensing of operators in the sector. The Supreme Court , on Friday, held that it was the sole responsibility of the central government to impose levies, and issue licences to operators in the industry.
Delivering its judgement on a suit concerning the dispute, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court led by John Okoro said it was unlawful for state governments to seek to control the nation’s inland waterways. In the lead judgement written by Mr Okoro, the Supreme Court held that existing laws confer exclusive control of activities in the inland waterways on the federal government through its agencies, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Nigerian Maritime Standard and Safety Agency (NMSSA) and no other tier of government
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