Benue State Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim, has raised the alarm that the manner in which garnishee orders are being secured as a result of consent judgement, payment of salary and pension allowances, and gratuities may be difficult.
The Commissioner, who spoke to newsmen in Makurdi on Tuesday after meeting with legal practitioners in the state, said there was an urgent need to nip the incidences in the bud.
The commissioner regretted that several monetary judgements amounting to a lot of billions of naira were discovered at the time the present administration assumed office.
He explained that some of the consent judgements were secured at the twilight of the immediate past administration.
In order to nip this in the bud, the commissioner constituted three committees that will reduce cases in court and ensure the smooth administration of justice in the state.
The committees are Garnishee/Judgment Debt, Arbitration of Justice, and Advisory and Legal Drafting.
According to him, “some of these consent judgements were given at the twilight of the last administration, leading to a series of garnishee orders. And many of the cases are still hanging in many courts.
“If we refuse to take action, it will come to a time when the government will not allow the government to pay salary and pension allowances because what is standing out there as judgement debt is far more than internally generated revenue and federal allocation.
He added, “Now we need to interact with my colleagues who are in private practice, so we are bringing them on board to be part of this government, and with the suggestions made here, we need to constitute committees that will take into cognizance the suggestions made and offer a way forward.
Mnyim further said that the garnishee committee will look at the garnishee orders to reduce the cases and advise the government on what to do.
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