The Federal High Court has okayed two separate suits that are seeking to sack the newly appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Olanipekun Olukayode.
Both suits were brought before the court by legal practitioners, Mr. Stanley Okawara and Mr. Maxwell Opara.
Even though the plaintiff had through his lawyer, Mr. Jideobi Johnmary, filed an ex-parte application for the court to issue an order of interim injunction against Olukayode, however, Justice Liman ordered him to go and put all the defendants on notice. Justice Liman further granted permission to the plaintiff to serve a copy of the court process on President Tinubu, by serving same on the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.FG begins registration of veterans, widows, orphans of fallen heroes for palliative
“Whether having regard to the combined provisions of Section 1, 1 , and , 4 and 15 of the Amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Section 2 of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act 2004, the 2nd defendant is possessed of the constitutional powers to receive and consider for screening and ratification by the Nigerian Senate anyone who is not a serving or retired member of any government security or law enforcement agency not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner...
Meanwhile, in the case pending in Abuja, the plaintiff, Opara, is praying the court to determine; “Whether having regard to Section 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004, it is unlawful and a void act for a person not statutorily qualified to be appointed by the President Federal Republic of Nigeria to hold the office of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who by Law shall be the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Commission.
“Whether the 4th defendant who is not an active nor a retired security agent or law enforcement agent but a legal practitioner of not less than 22 years’ Post-call and 6 years’ experience of rendering administrative services within the commission is qualified to be appointed as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who by Law shall be the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the Commission.
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