LAWMA SEALS PREMISES ON AGO PALACE WAY, ARRESTS 11 DUMPERS ON LAGOS ISLAND. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 LAWMA SEALS PREMISES ON AGO PALACE WAY, ARRESTS 11 DUMPERS ON LAGOS ISLAND … Intensifies Enforcement Against Illegal Waste Disposal In renewed enforcement efforts, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has sealed premises identified for persistent illegal waste dumping along Ago Palace Way and arrested 11 persons for illegal waste disposal in various parts of Lagos Island. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said that the enforcement operations underscored the Authority’s resolve to enforce existing waste management regulations and ensure compliance with approved waste disposal practices across Lagos. He explained that the Ago Palace Way operation covered plazas, hotels, lounges and warehouses along the corridor, as part of efforts to tackle activities contributing to waste build-up and environmental nuisance on road setbacks, medians and other unauthorised public spaces. He added that the enforcement exercise on Lagos Island, cove...

EXECUTIVE ORDER 9: CONSTITUTIONAL FIDELITY, NOT EXECUTIVE OVERREACH. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE



 PRESS STATEMENT


Executive Order 9: Constitutional Fidelity, Not Executive Overreach


Date: 23 February 2026 | 


For Immediate Release


Commentaries suggesting that Executive Order 9 (EO9) amounts to the President “making law” misstate both the Constitution and the fiscal question at issue. EO9 does not create law; it enforces constitutional custody of Federation revenues.

Section 80(1) of the Constitution (1999, as amended) is mandatory. All revenues or other monies raised or received by the Federation shall be paid into and form one Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation. Public revenue cannot lawfully be retained, applied, or warehoused outside constitutional funds.

Section 162 complements this rule by requiring revenues accruing to the Federation to be paid into the Federation Account for distribution in accordance with constitutional allocation principles. The order of legality is clear: revenue must first enter constitutionally recognised accounts before it can be appropriated, shared, or spent.

EO9 operationalises these provisions in the oil and gas sector by directing direct remittance of petroleum revenues - including royalties, taxes, profit oil and gas, penalties, and related receipts - into constitutionally recognised accounts, and by tightening reconciliation and transparency across collection, custody, and reporting.

EO9 does not intrude into legislative competence. Section 60(1) preserves the procedural autonomy of the National Assembly; EO9 does not regulate legislative procedure, amend the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), or repeal any statute. It is an executive instrument issued under Section 5 to ensure faithful execution of the Constitution and applicable laws.

If any party disputes the constitutional validity of EO9, the judiciary remains the proper forum for determination. Pending any judicial pronouncement, the Executive is duty-bound to protect Federation revenues, uphold constitutional supremacy, and strengthen fiscal integrity for FAAC distributions, budget credibility, and macroeconomic stability.

 


Signed:

Tanimu Yakubu

Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation

Secretary, Implementation Committee on Executive Order 9

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