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N100m form: Lawyer gives EFCC 7 days to summon Nwajiuba, Ngige, Amaechi, threatens lawsuit

April 29, 2022

By Gabriel Olawale

An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, a seven days’ notice to summon serving ministers and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants.

The lawyer said the anti-graft agencies must summon the ministers and other government officials who picked up bogus APC 2023 nomination forms to explain the source of funding as their salaries for four years combined cannot afford such exorbitant fees charged by the ruling party.

Olajengbesi, who is the Principal Partner at Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, warned the EFCC and the ICPC that failure to summon the APC aspirants and serving government officials after seven days would attract a lawsuit.

He said the lawsuit would be instituted at the Federal High Court in Abuja and would be followed up to logical conclusion to rid the political system of corruption.

Olajengbesi, in a statement on Friday, said: “The APC is promoting the same corruption that it is claiming to fight with the outrageous cost of nomination and expression of interest forms. One is not even surprised, after all, President Muhammadu Buhari has found nothing wrong in the pardon of two former governors convicted for stealing billions of naira. APC reeks corruption.

“By this statement, I put the EFCC and the ICPC on notice to summon and probe all APC aspirants who double as government officials who have purchased the outrageous nomination forms. Be it governors, ministers, and every one of them must explain the source of their funding and must be duly vetted by the anti-graft agencies.

“Taxpayers’ monies must not be siphoned into the pursuit of selfish ambitions by individuals who do not have the interest of common Nigerians at heart.

“I will be instituting legal action against the EFCC and the ICPC at the expiration of seven days beginning from today, April 30, 2022, upon the failure of the two anti-graft agencies to live up to its responsibilities and probe all these government officials.”

APC had days ago pegged the cost of its nomination and expression of interest forms for the presidential election at N100 million, N50 million for governorship, N20m for Senatorial and N10m for federal house of representatives.

Already, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello; amongst others that have picked up the forms while others are expected to follow suit in the coming days. They include Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu; Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi; former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha; former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu; amongst others jottling to be the flagbearer at the end of the APC presidential primary scheduled to hold at the end of May 2022.

Mynd44
Lalasticlala

APC has destroyed Nigeria totally.

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Abegiiii
Everything nah fluke

Matter go soon die down now...

Xscape1993:
APC has destroyed Nigeria totally.

Shoo
Una eyes don clear

Foolish lawyer

NBA should revoke his law license.

You are threatening to sue Amaechi, Ngige and Nwajiuba while Tinubu would be walking free.

I’m not surprised though… Tinubu’s touts are everywhere.

Ndi ala

Most Nigerians are hypocrites and unreasonable.
Those who question why a former Governor should have #100m will be the same people to defend when they find themselves in EFCC net, claiming that they're worth more.

Japa mode will be activated soon.


Meanwhile our ASUU is on strike and 100millio is shaking hands anyhow. When such a person that stake a game with hundred million gets the chance to count his gain, do you think he will have mercy??

The cycle of embezzlement continues

Aufbauh:
Most Nigerians are hypocrites and unreasonable.

An afonja Muslim don drop quote.

Well that's the problem of the nation currently

With the selective justice system and the chronic corruption in Nigeria? Iffa hear.

Take FFK as a simple case study.