A federal high court in Abuja has summoned Godwin Emefiele,
governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over a $53 million judgement debt
arising from the Pars Club refunds.
Inyang Ekwo, presiding judge, gave the order on October 20,
2022, following an application for garnishee made by Joe Agi, a senior advocate
of Nigeria who is the judgment creditor.
The court granted the application and ordered Emefiele to
appear in court on Wednesday, January 18.
However, at the court session on Wednesday, the case was
adjourned to March 20.
No reason was given for the adjournment.
BACKGROUND
The dispute stemmed from an alleged $70 million judgment
against Linas International Ltd for the lawyer’s (Joe Agi) assistance with the
Paris Club refund.
Emefiele was said to have only released $17 million, leaving
an unpaid balance of $53 million.
The court had on January 23, 2020, ruled that Emefiele must
appear “to be examined on oath touching the means you have or have had, since
the date of the said garnishee order absolute, to pay the balance of $53
million now due and payable under the said garnishee order absolute and also
show cause why you should not be committed to prison for default in payment of
the said sum”.
In October 2022, Agi through his counsel Isaac Ekpa and
Chinonso Obasi, filed another application against Linas International, minister
of finance and the CBN, seeking “an order directing the inspector-general of
police to arrest Emefiele and bring him to court alongside his lawyers: Damian
Dodo, Audu Anuga, all Senior Advocates of Nigeria, and Ginika Ezeoke, Jessica
Iyoke, Abdullahi Afolayan, and Olayemi Afolayan”.
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