The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss a suit by Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, seeking the probe and prosecution of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission ICPC also urged Justice James Omotosho to discountenance Keyamo’s case.
The minister, who was also the spokesperson, Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, in the suit filed on January 20th, had sought an order compelling the EFCC, ICPC and the Code of Conduct Bureau CCB to probe and prosecute Abubakar following claims by one of his ex-aides, Michael Achimugu.
Lawyers to the EFCC and ICPC, Samuel Okeleke and O B. Odogu, in two separate preliminary objections, faulted the competence of the suit and prayed the court to dismiss it.
Okeleke argued that Keyamo did not comply with the requirement of the law in filing the suit, arguing that he ought to have first obtained the leave of the court in seeking to compel an agency of the government to act.
