Group kicks as judge stops EFCC from probing Fayemi's aides, despite controversial rulings on Bello The Ekiti Justice Group (EJG) has described as strange, the granting of exparte order by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from probing the ex-Ekiti Procurement Director...
Group kicks as judge stops EFCC from probing Fayemi's aides, despite controversial rulings on Bello The Ekiti Justice Group has described as strange, the granting of exparte order by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from probing the ex-Ekiti Procurement Director General, Seun Odewale and Ariyo Oyinkolawa Adesola over their alleged embezzlement of funds budgeted for the Ekiti Airport project, among other alleged...
Balogun, SAN, in the suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1340/2024, argued that 'while the EFCC is using the investigation of Ekiti State Government finances as the basis for interrogating his clients, the propriety of the EFCC’s investigation regarding contracts awarded or executed by the government of Ekiti State is the subject of an appeal pending before the Court of Appeal in Ado-Ekiti. “Balogun added that there was also a pending motion for a stay of execution and an injunction pending appeal.
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