Monday 2 April 2018

FG taking over court duties —PDP


The Peoples Democratic Party, in its reaction, accused the Federal Government of taking over duties of courts in the country.

It said the release of the names of those undergoing trial as “confirmed looters” by the Federal Government was an indication that the government had taken over the functions of the judiciary.

National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said that the Federal Government, instead of speaking of how President Muhammadu Buhari got money for his election in 2015, had continued to attack the PDP and its leaders.

He said, “We are not interested in whatever names they are releasing; the government is taking over the duties of the judiciary.

“This government is the worst we have had in the history of our nation. Nigerians will have to endure it till 2019 and vote it out.”

However, a former FCT minister, Bala, had denied the allegations as he had pleaded not guilty to the six counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission when he was arraigned before the High Court in Abuja in May 2017.

When contacted, Oduah disconnected calls made to her telephone line. She also did not reply text and WhatsApp messages sent to her.

But Oduah had, in a statement she issued in February, denied diversion of the fund under her watch as Minister of Aviation.

Calls made to Jang and Nwaboshi rang out. They had yet to reply a text message sent to them as of press time.

In his reaction, Ikime said, “I am in England. I am not in Nigeria. I don’t know about it.

Ihejirika’s lawyer, Mr. Nnoruka Udechukwu (SAN), could not be reached on Sunday.

However, Udechukwu had told our one of our correspondents that the Federal Government was on a witch-hunt.

In his reaction, Fani-Kayode said the Federal Government was resorting to cheap blackmail because it could not secure his conviction in court.

The former minister said, “The names that should be there is that of President Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo and third, Rotimi Amaechi, Babatunde Fashola, Lai Mohammed, Babachir Lawal, Abdulrasheed Maina, Abdulrahman Dambazau and Isa Jafaru.

“All these persons either donated money or received money during the 2015 elections and these were public funds.”

Fani-Kayode said he received N800m from the then Director of Finance of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Senator Nenadi Usman.

He, however, argued that the money was not from the government, but from private individuals.

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