THE IMPLICATIONS OF EMERGING AUTONOMY OF STATES’ LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIARY ARMS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FEDERATION ACCOUNT

Abstract

There is no doubt that the Legislative and Judicial are important arms of government in a democratic setting, and it is for this reason that section 120 of the Constitution has made provisions to ensure their independence for the purpose of ensuring checks and balances are observed. It is important to add that government is operated under a tripartite arrangement whereby provision is made for an organ to make laws, for another to execute the laws made, and for yet another organ to interpret the laws, which is known as “horizontal” separation of powers. On a vertical scale, governmental powers are distributed between the central, state, and local governments in the way and manner provided for by the Constitution.