Fayose’s Plea To Halt EFCC Probe Hits Judicial Rock
A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has said ''Nay'' to granting an ex parte order request by Governor Ayodele Fayose's administration to prohibit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from probing the state's treasury.
Justice Cornelius Akintayo declined granting the ex pate order on the grounds that all the defendants in the case should be served a notice in other to prepare for their defence at the court.
The case was adjourned till August 23 for hearing.
In a similar development, a senior lawyer, Kolade Ilesanmi, who came for another matter in the same court commended Justice Akintayo for turning down the motion to prevent the anti-grant agencies from probing Ekiti government accounts.
In his words: “Myself and another counsel, Abubakar Ajibade, who came for different matters stood up as friends of the Court and commended the judge for the ruling.
“We also adverted the minds of the Court to similar case before the Akwa Ibom High Court in which the judge granted a motion Exparte which has now landed him trouble with the National Judicial Council (NJC).
”From the legal point of view, any matter involving federal institutions is usually heard by the Federal High Court save for the matters that border on Fundamental Rights enforcement in which both the Federal High Courts and State High Courts are seized with jurisdiction.” he added.
