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| Court Okays Suits Seeking To Sack EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede by Thonyboy: 1:20pm On Oct 23, 2023 |
The Federal High Court has admitted two separate suits seeking to sack the newly appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Olanipekun Olukoyede. Legal practitioners Stanley Okawara and Maxwell Opara filed the suits. President Bola Tinubu, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the EFCC were cited as defendants. .ng recalls that the Senate confirmed Olukoyede’s appointment on the 12th October. The first suit, marked FHC/KN/CS/280/202, was lodged before a Federal High Court sitting in Kano State, while the second suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1410/2023, is currently pending before the the Abuja Federal High Court. The plaintiffs are praying the court to determine “whether having regard to the combined provisions of Section 1(1), 1 (2) and (3), 4 and 15(5) of the Amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Section 2 (1) (a) of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004, the 1st defendant (Tinubu) is possessed of the constitutional powers to appoint anyone who is not a serving or retired member of any government security or law enforcement agency not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police or equivalent to the position of the chairman of the 3rd defendant (EFCC)”. Meanwhile, Justice Abdullahi Liman of the Kano Federal High Court has fixed 30th October to hear a motion on notice seeking to restrain the EFCC chairman from exercising the powers and functions of the office. The court also directed the plaintiff to join the EFCC chairman, Olukoyede, and Secretary of the Commission, Muhammad Hammajoda, in the suit as 4th and 5th defendants, respectively. https://.ng/2023/10/23/court-okays-suits-seeking-to-sack-efcc-chairman-olukoyede/
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| Re: Court Okays Suits Seeking To Sack EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede by Racoon(m): 1:22pm On Oct 23, 2023 |
Who expects a lawless rough certificate forger and illegitimate president to comply with the law or constitutional provisions. Government rewarding political patronage. |
| Re: Court Okays Suits Seeking To Sack EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede by MASTERCHIEF0847(m): 1:31pm On Oct 23, 2023 |
Edris Abdulkareem’s song “Nigeria Jaga Jaga “ which debuted 20 years ago makes more sense now. |
| Re: Court Okays Suits Seeking To Sack EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede by Dilijingsly(m): 1:38pm On Oct 23, 2023 |
The judiciary system in Nigeria has failed. He won't be sacked |
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