Some top Nigerian lawyers have written to the tenth Senate demanding the immediate disqualification of President Bola Tinubu's ministerial nominee and former Executive Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Mrs. Stella Erhuvwuoghene Okotete as minister. The lawyers from Juryman Associate Chambers are; Aare Oladotun Hassan, Esq, Principal Partner/Secretary, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Epe Branch/ Executive Director, Lawyers For Justice Reform, and Barr. Myso Nejo.
Nigerian Top Lawyers Write Senate President, Akpabio, Demand Disqualification Of Tinubu’s Ministerial Nominee, Stella Okotete Over Alleged Fraud, Abuse Of Public OfficeThe lawyers from Juryman Associate Chambers are; Aare Oladotun Hassan, Esq, Principal Partner/Secretary, Nigerian Bar Association Epe Branch/ Executive Director, Lawyers For Justice Reform, and Barr. Myso Nejo.
In the letter addressed to Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, dated July 28, 2023, and titled:"Appeal For An Urgent Action," the lawyers based their petition on disqualification of appointment as honourable minister designate on the pending case before the Federal High Court Suite No: FHC/ABJ/C8/2233/2023 /Public Complaint against criminal conspiracy to wit:"violation of the CBN's regulations on appointment of Heads of Financial Institutions, gross contemptuous...
Meanwhile, in the letter to Nigeria's upper legislative House, the petitioners requested the Senate to properly investigate Mrs. Okotete over massive corruption allegations against her - round-tripping and recycling of different loans and use of various front-companies as proxies to defraud NEXIM Bank of billions of Naira and Dollars.
"To investigate her disqualification by the Senate and her non-compliance to Senate resolution and ruling which is highly contemptuous and disobedience to the constituted authority of Senate.
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