Sovereign Wealth Fund - Governors Ask South Court to Abort FG's Plan to Withdraw U.S.$2 Billion

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[Vanguard]
Abuja -
Legal tussle over the proposed creation of a "Sovereign Wealth Fund" assumed a fresh dimension, yesterday, as Governors of the 36 states of the federation approached the Supreme Court, asking it to abort plans by the Federal Government to withdraw $2 billion from the "Excess Crude Account."