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Patience Jonathan’s Suit Seeking Return Of $ 15m Loot Against EFCC Adjourned by youngmexxy: 9:03pm On Feb 13, 2017 |
Mrs. Jonathan is demanding $200 million from
the anti-graft commission as damages for
infringing on her rights.
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on
Monday adjourned the hearing of a fundamental
human rights suit by former first lady Patience
Jonathan against the EFCC to March 6.
Mrs. Jonathan wants the anti-graft agency to
unfreeze her account.
Justice Muhammed Idris granted the
adjournment at the request of the counsel to the
4th-6th defendants in the suit.
At the resumed hearing, Ifedayo Adedipe, counsel
to Mrs. Jonathan, said he had served the
application to every party and that he was ready
for the matter to be heard.
While EFCC counsel Anana Nkerurem and other
counsels in the case affirmed they were also
ready, Jeff Kadiri, the counsel to the 4th-6th
defendants who was holding brief for Chief Mike
Ozokheme, pleaded for an adjournment. He said
he had only just been briefed on the matter, and
sought the indulgence of the court to enable him
file the necessary processes.
Mr. Adedipe said he would not oppose Mr.
Kadiri’s request. But observing that the counsel
to the 4th-6th defendants were first served the
application in 2016 and later served on January
1st, 2017, was not pleased Mr. Kadiri needed
more time to go through the matter.
Meanwhile, a group of women calling itself
"Nigeria Women" today occupied the court
premises in solidarity with Mrs. Jonathan, who
was absent. They expressed disappointment at
the way the former first lady was being
"harassed and maltreated".
The group headed by one Mrs. Kate Onyejere,
dressed in the attires of various ethnic groups,
said they were not happy because “they” just
want to punish Mrs. Jonathan.
"Patience Jonathan is the only first lady who
stood by the Nigerian women and touched the
lives of the Nigerian women,” she said. “I want
to ask, why freeze this woman's account? This
woman has been an independent woman and
was part of the women who sponsored her
husband during the governorship race, to tell you
she's solid and independent. Why are they
harassing her and going to her house with
masks? Is she a criminal? Why are they going to
her mother's house and saying they won't touch
the husband? When you touch a man's wife,
haven't you touched the man? When you touch
the child, haven't you touched the man?"
She called on all former heads of state and
presidents to come to the rescue of Mrs.
Jonathan.
"This is the time for stakeholders in the country
to speak up. The likes of General Abdusalam
Abubakar, General Ibrahim Babangida, Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo, they should speak up now,"
Mrs. Onyejere said.
When asked about her group reportedly having
been paid N40 million for the job, she said she
was sponsoring the effort by herself.
“Who can pay me?” she asked. “Who can pay
these women here, among them are doctors,
lawyers and other professionals from various
tribes and walks of life, how much can you pay
each of them? Patience may be in Germany, I
don't know, but I sponsor these buses that bring
us here every day. So the answer is no, nobody
pays me."
Mrs. Jonathan is demanding $200 million from
the anti-graft commission as damages for
infringing on her rights.
She is also asking the court to issue an order
discharging the freezing order and restraining the
EFCC and its agents from further placing a
freezing order on the said accounts.
Joined in the suit are Skye Bank Plc, and a
former Special Assistant to ex-President
Jonathan, Waripama-Owei Dudafa.
Others include Pluto Property and Investment
Company Ltd, Seagate Property Development
and Investment Company Ltd, Transocean
Property and Investment Company Ltd and
Globus Integrated Service Ltd.
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Re: Patience Jonathan’s Suit Seeking Return Of $ 15m Loot Against EFCC Adjourned by Nobody: 9:04pm On Feb 13, 2017 |
can't believe this thing is running for senator |
Re: Patience Jonathan’s Suit Seeking Return Of $ 15m Loot Against EFCC Adjourned by Nobody: 9:05pm On Feb 13, 2017 |
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Re: Patience Jonathan’s Suit Seeking Return Of $ 15m Loot Against EFCC Adjourned by Nogodye(m): 9:08pm On Feb 13, 2017 |
Thief Patience Jona |
Re: Patience Jonathan’s Suit Seeking Return Of $ 15m Loot Against EFCC Adjourned by joe4real12: 9:11pm On Feb 13, 2017 |
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