Edo govt, judiciary in cold war over appointments, alleged interference in contracts execution

From Tony Osauzo , Benin
A cold war is brewing between the Edo State judiciary and the executive arm of government following alleged disagreements over appointments and the executive interference in contracts execution in the state’s judicial sector.
One major source of the disaffection is said to be the slashing of the capital budget of the judiciary from N6 billion under the previous government to N300 million without any explanation.
It was learnt that the frosty relationship between the two arms of government blew open during a meeting of High Court judges last Friday in Benin, where concerns were allegedly raised over what some judicial officers described as increasing execut...