EJG Condemns Justice Nwite’s Decision To Stop EFCC From Probing Fayemi’s Aides…Cites Controversial Rulings On Yahaya 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, stopping the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from probing the former Director General of Ekiti State Bureau of Procurement, Seun Odewale and Ariyo Oyinkolawa Adesola over their alleged embezzlement of funds budgeted for the Ekiti Airport project, among other alleged atrocities.

The group said it is disturbing that the same Justice Nwite, who had issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, despite the pendency of an order of a High Court stopping his arrest and prosecution, could stop the EFCC from investigating Ariyo Adesola and Odewale, who served as Director General of the Bureau of Procurement when Dr Kayode Fayemi was the governor.

In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by its Coordinator,  Comrade Tunji Oluwasanmi,  the EJG, accused Justice Nwite of double-standard, wondering why what was good for the goose in Kogi State was not good for the gander in Ekiti State.

‘Just as in the case of Yahaya Bello, the applicant’s lawyer, Chief R.O. 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’ the group said.

Balogun added that there was also a pending motion for a stay of execution and an injunction pending appeal. According to him, the pending case is challenging the EFCC’s power to investigate or make inquiries into the contracts awarded or projects executed with monies appropriated by the Ekiti State House of Assembly.

All these arguments canvassed by Fayemi’s side, were also advanced in the case of Yahaya Bello, but Justice Nwite insisted that Yahaya Bello must face trial despite the pendency of a case in the Supreme Court, challenging the power of the EFCC to investigate or make inquiries into the contracts awarded or projects executed with monies appropriated by the Kogi State House of Assembly.

The EJG, said Nigerians should pay their attention to the handling of cases by Justice Nwite, especially those involving the EFCC, adding that with his handling of the matter involving the former aide of Fayemi and the swiftness with which he granted the exparte order, it was clear that he is susceptible to doing hatchet jobs.

Insisting that those who superintended over Ekiti State funds must be made accountable to the people, the group said rather than seeking an order of the court to prevent EFCC’s investigation, those who worked with Fayemi should present themselves for probe if they don’t have skeletons in their closet-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you