The judgment said the amount formed part of the shares of the sixty two billion dollars said to have been recovered from some oil firms by the Federal Government.
Justice Taiwo ordered that one point one-one billion dollars be paid to Rivers state, while two point two five eight billion dollars goes to Akwaibom state.
The judgment was on the suit by the Attorney Generals of Rivers and AkwaIbom states with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice as the only defendant.
Justice Taiwo held that the Federal Government admitted the monetary claims of the two states against it by its refusal to defend the case when served with the court processes.
He said the filing on mere notice of intention to defend the case, without proceeding to join issues with the plaintiffs, was a fatal error on the part of the AGF, adding that the AGF admitted all the averments of the two states to be true by refusing to debunk, counter claim or controvert the claims of the claimants on the oil revenue issue.
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