THE Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), yesterday took over the prosecution of the Minister of State for Health, Mallam Suleiman Bello, and four other Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials. They were charged to a Yola High Court yesterday over their alleged collection of a N11.8 million bribery from Governor Murtala Nyako, during the 2007 general elections.

When the case was mentioned, the prosecuting counsel to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), told the court that Bello committed the offence in 2007 when he was the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa State.

He said that the action of Bello and his staff was a gross abuse of the constitution and that he used his office to criminally enrich himself.

Ayorinde told the court that the bribe collected by Bello might have influenced the results of the governorship election, which was nullified by the election petitions tribunal and Jos appeal court in February 2008.

The Deputy Director, Public Prosecution, Federal Ministry of Justice, Akintewe Akin, told the court that Adoke had taken over the case, based on the constitutional powers conferred on him by section 174 paragraph B, of the 1999 Constitution.

He pointed out that sub-section 2 of the section empowered the AGF to exercise powers without any interference from any body.
Ayorinde told the court that the constitution was supreme, pointing out that the AGF had the constitutional powers to exercise such powers.
The presiding judge, Justice Bamare Bansi, who is the chief judge of the state granted the request of the AGF and adjourned the case to April 21, 2011 for further hearing.

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lets watch and see how this season one of the prosecution goes,i will keep close tabs on it and update.

Wetin concern  me - War on corruption Nigerian style in action

u don see where person dey bite the hand wey dey feed am.




No be the same country where GEJ Is seen as the Messiah.  fresh air 2011


Welcome to the former Nigeria under GEJ  - A land where corruption is encouraged if you are padi to padi  GEJ  -

As long as you settle GEJ AND dame their 30% you are safe from EFCC

constitutional powers indeed, an AGF today could be DEFENDANT tomorrow,so ,nothing mega

Its a DEJAVU so i aint suprise! Its same style dfrnt people same agender. Fee dee fee = HIPOCRACY.