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An unnamed source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has accused Senate President, Bukola Saraki of colluding with former Governor, James Ibori to attack Ibrahim Lamorde.
Insiders at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday declared lack of confidence in the Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee of the Senate as it commenced hearing on a petition by George Uboh, alleging the diversion by the Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, of N1trillion of recovered assets.
In an unsigned statement allegedly by the Commission, a copy of which was received by SaharaReporters, the EFCC declared that the Committee lacked objectivity and that it was not likely to get a fair hearing. The claim followed an incident at the hearing in which a delegation sent to observe the proceedings was reportedly walked out by the members of the Committee on the pretext that the EFCC had earlier written that it would not be present at the hearing.
According to the statement, petitioner Ugbo was mid-way through his presentation to the Committee when the EFCC delegation, led by Chile Okoroma, its Director, Legal and Prosecution, arrived. The statement did not say why the delegation was late.
“Okoroma immediately sought to know whether it was the normal procedure for the senate to conduct its hearing with only one of the parties present,” the commission said. Dino Melaye, who chairs the Senate Committee on Information, said in response that the committee was at liberty to adopt any format it deemed fit.
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SOURCE: SAHARA REPORTERS
Insiders at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday declared lack of confidence in the Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions Committee of the Senate as it commenced hearing on a petition by George Uboh, alleging the diversion by the Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, of N1trillion of recovered assets.
In an unsigned statement allegedly by the Commission, a copy of which was received by SaharaReporters, the EFCC declared that the Committee lacked objectivity and that it was not likely to get a fair hearing. The claim followed an incident at the hearing in which a delegation sent to observe the proceedings was reportedly walked out by the members of the Committee on the pretext that the EFCC had earlier written that it would not be present at the hearing.
According to the statement, petitioner Ugbo was mid-way through his presentation to the Committee when the EFCC delegation, led by Chile Okoroma, its Director, Legal and Prosecution, arrived. The statement did not say why the delegation was late.
“Okoroma immediately sought to know whether it was the normal procedure for the senate to conduct its hearing with only one of the parties present,” the commission said. Dino Melaye, who chairs the Senate Committee on Information, said in response that the committee was at liberty to adopt any format it deemed fit.
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SOURCE: SAHARA REPORTERS
