Alex Enumah in Abuja An advocacy for good governance and anti-corruption group, the Registered Trustees of Women of Faith All Round Initiative, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, for
An advocacy for good governance and anti-corruption group, the Registered Trustees of Women of Faith All Round Initiative, has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, for leave to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to file charges against the Rivers State Governor-elect, Fubara Siminayi and three others, over their alleged indictment in corrupt practices, fraud, money laundering, misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N117 billion.
In an ex parte application dated May 19, and filed same day, the applicant stated that the EFCC which is the sole respondent in the suit, “since they declared the said persons wanted have failed to take further steps to file a charge before the court in line with its mandate to prosecute all act of financial crimes and other related offences.”
“That one of the said persons, Fubara Siminayi still went ahead to become the Rivers State People’s Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate for the 2023, governorship election in Rivers State,” applicant submitted. “That the respondent has failed to act in accordance with its establishment Act as it relates to the prosecution of financial crimes and other related offences in Nigeria.
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