Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has attacked human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), over the allegation by the attorney preferred of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, linking the lawyer to a N1 billion property on Gana road, Maitama, Abuja.
What occurred: The embattled former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform project team, Abdulrasheed Maina, had accused Mr Falana of purchasing the constructing which became one of the properties he helped to capture from suspected pension thieves and passed over to the financial and monetary Crimes fee (EFCC).
Malami had even as testifying before the national meeting last week, echoed the allegation, announcing the assets was sold to a Lagos legal professional.
Fayose said it turned into embarrassing, shameful, disgraceful that a man of Falana’s standing, reputed to be a human rights activist, pal of the hundreds, crusader of justice and defender of democracy, can be linked to the sort of scandal.
Fayose stated it became sad and shameful that Falana may be stated in such odious, obscene, and offensive behavior.
He said it become now not surprising that Falana had taken it upon himself to always protect the EFCC, even if the anti-graft employer acted lawlessly for the reason that lawyer became allegedly benefitting from the EFCC.
Fayose stated, Linking Falana to illegally-acquired residences seized with the aid of the EFCC is bad sufficient however the records furnished by way of Malami make the case towards Falana even worse. This have to be the actual motive why Falana continually fall madly in defence of the EFCC and Magu, now not minding the vicious violations of the constitutionally-assured rights, freedoms and liberties of citizens.
What we've got always suspected has now been confirmed publicly and by means of no much less someone as the lawyer popular of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
Falana’s alleged unprincipled and disgusting defence of the EFCC and Magu’s penchant for disrespect of the guideline of regulation and due technique is for egocentric motives and private gain.
Fayose said the Federal authorities need to look at Falana and no longer allow the matter be swept beneath the carpet.
Falana’s response:
In an interview with vanguard, he lambasted the governor for failing to take note of his earlier clarification of his reference to the belongings.
He challenged Fayose and the AGF to technique the court to seek a forfeiture order on the N1 billion belongings if they have been certain it become proceeds of crime.
Falana said, I stand with the aid of my earlier defence that I by no means bought the residence from the EFCC and i assignment him (Fayose) and the lawyer popular to expose the evidence. I undertaking the garrulous Governor of Ekiti state to show the big allegation that i purchased a residence from the EFCC.
He brought, “for the reason that Mr Ayo Fayose has not paid attention to the reality and instances of the case, I propose him to look at my explanation that the residence in question is a subject remember of a pending healthy before the Federal high court docket and that the house has been forfeited to AMCON inside the interim.
The EFCC isn't always a party to the case. So, if Mr Ayo Fayose wants to be a part of the suit, he’s loose, he's at liberty to method the Federal high court holding at Abuja to show his allegation. but his is a case of Ajegbodo to nweni kun ’ra. (the one recklessly eating fresh yam will constantly need to co-opt others into the deal) .
As of today, he has already forfeited six homes to the government of Nigeria. So, if he is sure that that is proceeds of crime, he have to apply to have it forfeited. He ought to contact the legal professional widespread, Mr Malami, to apply to have the house forfeited, if they're positive that the residence is proceeds of crime.
Falana stated the governor have been searching out a manner to attack him “due to the fact I forced the state to rate Mr Fayose and his armed goons with the cold-blooded homicide of Dr Ayo Daramola and Tunde Omojola.
What occurred: The embattled former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform project team, Abdulrasheed Maina, had accused Mr Falana of purchasing the constructing which became one of the properties he helped to capture from suspected pension thieves and passed over to the financial and monetary Crimes fee (EFCC).
Malami had even as testifying before the national meeting last week, echoed the allegation, announcing the assets was sold to a Lagos legal professional.
Fayose said it turned into embarrassing, shameful, disgraceful that a man of Falana’s standing, reputed to be a human rights activist, pal of the hundreds, crusader of justice and defender of democracy, can be linked to the sort of scandal.
Fayose stated it became sad and shameful that Falana may be stated in such odious, obscene, and offensive behavior.
He said it become now not surprising that Falana had taken it upon himself to always protect the EFCC, even if the anti-graft employer acted lawlessly for the reason that lawyer became allegedly benefitting from the EFCC.
Fayose stated, Linking Falana to illegally-acquired residences seized with the aid of the EFCC is bad sufficient however the records furnished by way of Malami make the case towards Falana even worse. This have to be the actual motive why Falana continually fall madly in defence of the EFCC and Magu, now not minding the vicious violations of the constitutionally-assured rights, freedoms and liberties of citizens.
What we've got always suspected has now been confirmed publicly and by means of no much less someone as the lawyer popular of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
Falana’s alleged unprincipled and disgusting defence of the EFCC and Magu’s penchant for disrespect of the guideline of regulation and due technique is for egocentric motives and private gain.
Fayose said the Federal authorities need to look at Falana and no longer allow the matter be swept beneath the carpet.
Falana’s response:
In an interview with vanguard, he lambasted the governor for failing to take note of his earlier clarification of his reference to the belongings.
He challenged Fayose and the AGF to technique the court to seek a forfeiture order on the N1 billion belongings if they have been certain it become proceeds of crime.
Falana said, I stand with the aid of my earlier defence that I by no means bought the residence from the EFCC and i assignment him (Fayose) and the lawyer popular to expose the evidence. I undertaking the garrulous Governor of Ekiti state to show the big allegation that i purchased a residence from the EFCC.
He brought, “for the reason that Mr Ayo Fayose has not paid attention to the reality and instances of the case, I propose him to look at my explanation that the residence in question is a subject remember of a pending healthy before the Federal high court docket and that the house has been forfeited to AMCON inside the interim.
The EFCC isn't always a party to the case. So, if Mr Ayo Fayose wants to be a part of the suit, he’s loose, he's at liberty to method the Federal high court holding at Abuja to show his allegation. but his is a case of Ajegbodo to nweni kun ’ra. (the one recklessly eating fresh yam will constantly need to co-opt others into the deal) .
As of today, he has already forfeited six homes to the government of Nigeria. So, if he is sure that that is proceeds of crime, he have to apply to have it forfeited. He ought to contact the legal professional widespread, Mr Malami, to apply to have the house forfeited, if they're positive that the residence is proceeds of crime.
Falana stated the governor have been searching out a manner to attack him “due to the fact I forced the state to rate Mr Fayose and his armed goons with the cold-blooded homicide of Dr Ayo Daramola and Tunde Omojola.
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