Olu Agunloye, a former minister of power and steel, claims that the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice did not give the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the fiat to prosecute him, which goes against constitutional provisions.
Olu Agunloye , a former minister of power and steel , says Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation ( AGF ) and minister of justice , did not issue a fiat to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) to prosecute him. Contrary to constitutional provisions , the AGF did not give EFCC the fiat to investigate and institute proceedings in the case against his client. “The AGF did not give a fiat for the prosecution of this case.
It was the solicitor-general of the federation that gave a fiat to the EFCC when it had no such powers under Sec 174 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). It is the exclusive preserve of AGF,” Adedipe said. “I urge my noble lord to take judicial notice under Sec 124 of the Evidence Act that the AGF was sworn in as minister on August 21, 2023, and this charge before my lord was filed on September 2023.” Adedipe referred the court to the defendant’s further affidavits and reply on point of law wherein he stated that “the propriety or otherwise of EFCC’s powers to investigate and prosecute this charge, after the supreme court’s decision in Nwobike v. FRN (supra), is a nagging and recondite issue, which smacks of arbitrariness, executive lawlessness and overt usurpation of judicial powers”
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