Seven days after the Rivers State Government dragged the Federal Inland Service before the Supreme Court challenging the order by the Court of Appeal directing parties to maintain status quo in the Value Added Tax dispute, there is uncertainty over when the apex court will sit on the matter. The appeal filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State was dated September 13. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed that the appeal had not been listed for this week at the apex court. Recall that Court of Appeal on September 10 ordered the parties in the VAT dispute to maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of the application for stay of execution by the FIRS. Following the order to maintain status quo, the Rivers State Government had approached the apex court praying to set aside the order of the Appeal Court.

Source: Punch September 21, 2021 23:48 UTC