West Idahosa, counsel to Osadolor
Ochei, an Edo-based activist, says he served the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) with court processes of the suit seeking the arrest of Adams
Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ochei had filed an application at
the federal high court in Abuja seeking the arrest and prosecution of Oshiomole
for alleged diversion of state funds to personal use while he was the governor
of Edo state between 2008 and 2016.
The suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/628/,
filed by Idahosa on behalf of the plaintiff, has Oshiomole and the EFCC as
first and second respondents respectively.
In his ruling on October 9,
Anwuli Chikere, presiding judge of the federal high court in Abuja, ordered
Oshiomhole and the EFCC be served with court processes within five days.
When the suit was heard on
October 23, Oshiomhole’s lawyers were represented in court but the anti-graft
agency’s counsels were not there.
Wilson Uwajaren, EFCC spokesman,
later said the commission failed to show up because the plaintiff did not serve
the commission with processes.
“The Commission frowns at the
attempt by counsel to the plaintiff, West Idahosa, to mislead the court with
claims that the Commission had been served,” the statement read in part.
“Had the Commission been served,
it would have been in court. Ours is an agency that holds the judiciary in high
esteem and we will never disregard summons by courts of competent jurisdiction.
The truth is that the Commission did not receive any summons.”
However, Idahosa insisted he
served the EFCC with the motion on notice on October 11.
He presented an affidavit of
service to buttress his claim. The affidavit was signed by the commissioner for
oath at the federal high court in Abuja.
Idahosa said there is an attempt
to rubbish his image though there is evidence that he served the commission
with the notice.
Uwujaren could not be reached on as
his telephone line was out of reach.
Efcc will develop deaf hear bcoz Oshi na ole is an APC member . Had it been that it is PDP member Efcc would have acted long ago. Nonsense Efcc
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