BREAKING NEWS: Group asks court to order Amaechi, Onu’s arrest
A group, Kingdom Human Rights
Foundation, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the
arrests of the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, and his
Science and Technology counterpart, Mr. Ogbonnaya Onu.
The plaintiff also sought an order of
mandamus compelling President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack both
ministers in public interest and public morality based on the
allegations of attempts to influence court decisions recently levelled
against them by two Justices of the Supreme Court.
Two Justices of the Supreme Court,
Justices Sylvester Ngwuta and Inyang Okoro, had accused Amaechi and Onu
of attempting to influence the decision of courts in some election cases
between 2015 and 2016.
Based on the allegations, the plaintiff
filed the suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/857/2016 through its counsel, Mr.
Okere Kingdom, on Monday.
In addition to the originating summons,
the plaintiff filed an ex parte motion seeking leave to properly
commence the legal action as stipulated in the rules.
Joined in the suit as defendants are
Amaechi, Onu, the Department of State Service, and the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission.
The plaintiff, in its originating
summons stated that “the allegations made against the 1st and 2nd
defendants (Amaechi and Onu) by the two Justices of the Supreme Court of
Nigeria… are grievous enough to warrant their arrest, investigation and
prosecution by the 3rd and 4th defendants (DSS and EFCC).”
The group also alleged that the
allegations were weighty enough “to warrant their removal from office
without delay by the 5th defendant (President Buhari), who was also
accused to have sent the 1st defendant (Amaechi) on the mission to
ensure that the All Progressives Congress wins all their governorship
election cases at all costs and by all means.”
It asked the court to declare that the
failure of President Buhari to sack Amaechi and Onu “are grievous enough
to conclude that President Buhari’s fight against corruption is
window-dress, witch-hunt, selective, high-handed, vindictive, malicious
and prosecuted with gross disregard to the rule of law.”
It therefore sought an order of mandamus
compelling the DSS and EFCC to “immediately and without further delay
whatsoever, arrest, investigate and prosecute the 1st and 2nd defendants
(Amaechi and Onu), based on the allegations of corruption and attempt
to induce or bribe the Justices of the Supreme Court”.
It also sought another order of mandamus
compelling President Buhari “to immediately and without delay and
without any further delay whatsoever sack or cause the 1st and 2nd
defendants to resign from offices as Minister of Transportation and
Minister of Science and Technology on the ground of public interest,
public morality and to enable the 3rd and 4th defendants (DSS and EFCC)
speedily carry out their statutory responsibility of arresting and
prosecuting the 1st and 2nd defendants.”
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