Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The Lagos State Government has asked the Supreme Court for leave to commence contempt proceedings against the National Assembly over its continued push to pass the Central Gaming Bill, despite a subsisting judgement of the Supreme Court declaring such legislation unconstitutional.

In a motion filed on behalf of the Lagos Attorney-General by Bode Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), the state is seeking permission to begin judgement enforcement proceedings through the issuance of Form 48, the statutory notice served on a person or institution alleged to be in disobedience of a court order.

Under Nigerian law, Form 48 serves as a formal warning to purge contempt, failing which committal proceedings may follo...