01 Oct Appeal Court joins Lagos in VAT collection legal tussle
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday joined the Lagos State government as a party to the appeal on the Value Added Tax (VAT) collection legal battle between Rivers State government and the Federal Inland Revenue Service.
The FIRS had appealed the judgement of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, which empowered the Rivers State government to collect VAT.
Lagos State had needed to apply to be joined as a party to the appeal because it was not part of the case at the Federal High Court which led to the judgment being contested by the FIRS.
In a ruling on Thursday, the three-man panel of the appellate court, led by Haruna Tsammani, held that Lagos State government established its direct interest in the subject matter of the appeal.
The panel agreed with the Lagos State government that all the prayers sought by the Rivers State government and granted at the trial court referenced “any other states of the federation,” which include Lagos.
“It is not in doubt that Lagos State is a constituent state in Nigeria,” Mr Tsammani said in the court’s ruling.
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