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New twist as businessman sues Saraki, 10 other senators over Magu’s rejection

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New twist as businessman sues Saraki, 10 other senators over Magu’s rejection

A Lagos based businessman, Mr. Raji Rasheed Oyewumi, has sued Senate President Bukola Saraki and 10 other senators over the recent rejection of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, by the upper chamber of the National Assembly.

Oyewumi in the suit is asking the Federal High Court Abuja, to nullify the screening of Magu by the Senate and as well declare that Saraki and 10 other senators being investigated by the EFCC ought not to have joined in the screening of Magu.

According to the businessman, based on conflict of interest , the court should disqualify Saraki and the 10 senators from further participating in the screening of Magu.

Other defendants along Saraki in the matter are senators Godswill Akpabio, Jonah Jang, Aliyu Wammako, Stella Oduah, Theodore Orji, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Ahmed Sani, Danjuma Goje, Joshua Dariye and Adamu Abdullahi.

Also joined in the suit are the Clerk to the National Assembly, the Senate, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Acting EFCC chairman.

Among other reliefs, the plaintiff through his counsel, Mr. Inibehe Effiong, sought for “an order to set aside the screening, votes, proceeding and resolutions of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (the 13th Defendant/ Respondent) of Wednesday, 15th March, 2017 as they relate to the nomination or appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Mustapha Magu (the 15th Defendant/Respondent) for the position of chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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“A declaration that the 1st Defendant is disqualified by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Senate Standing Orders, 2015 (as amended) from presiding over or participating in the deliberation, screening and voting on the nomination of the 15th Defendant for the position of chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission due to the apparent conflict of interest arising from the 15th Defendant’s active role in his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

“An order of injunction restraining the 1st Defendant from presiding over or participating in the screening, deliberation and voting on the nomination of the 15th Defendant for the position of Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

“An order of injunction restraining the 2nd to the 11th Defendants from participating in the screening, deliberation and voting on the nomination of the 15th Defendant for the position of Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.”

 

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  1. Animashaun Ayodeji

    April 3, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    Very soon, this case would be trashed and nothing would be heard about it again. There’s no justice in Nigeria’s court and that’s why intelligent cases like this will never be taken seriously.

  2. Agbor Chris

    April 3, 2017 at 12:17 pm

    Mr. Oyewumi appears to have enough money in the bank to spend on this case, this is more like fighting against the National assembly, we shall see what the outcome will look like

    • Anita Kingsley

      April 3, 2017 at 12:38 pm

      He may be using this case as a means of getting soft landing from EFCC. EFCC must be after him!

  3. JOHNSON PETER

    April 3, 2017 at 12:33 pm

    This case will be an interesting one because truly Saraki is taking his pound of flesh on Magu. It’s a Shylock theory. The court must prevail over this matter.

    • yanju omotodun

      April 3, 2017 at 12:46 pm

      Well, I see nothing positive about this case except for waste of resources and time. As the Senate President, he must surely be there to screen Magu, which no court of law can prevent.

      • seyi jelili

        April 3, 2017 at 1:03 pm

        Court can prevail on the matter if it has material facts and of which it has. The case is of “Nemo jus des, in casua sua”. You can’t preside over your case.

  4. Roland Uchendu Pele

    April 3, 2017 at 1:04 pm

    This businessman has a point anyway. Even though I think his mission is unnecessary. At this point we should just accept the rejection, and let Magu go!

    • Joy Madu

      April 4, 2017 at 1:36 am

      Yes because it will be a better decision too take without stress. Magu has to go for the sake of peace

  5. Oise Oikelomen

    April 3, 2017 at 1:32 pm

    Either Mr. Oyewumi has some hidden gains he hopes to make from this case, else he is one of the few patriotic Nigerians left. Either way, he has a credible case. I’ve never understood how we expected the Senate to return a clean bill of health on Magu when so many of its members are being hounded by his agency. It would be great for the anti-graft war if the people (electorate), and not the NASS, had more say in who heads the EFCC.

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