Saraki to court again, now with AGF, others sued over Magu

By Vivian Okejeme Abuja

Justice B. O. Quadri of a Federal High Court, Abuja, had adjourned the hearing of a matter challenging the legality of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of Economics and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). A coalition of lawyers led by one Barrister Johnmary Jideobi has approached the court with a suit challenging the legality of Ibrahim Magu as chairman of the EFCC.

Th e suit, which has the Senate President, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the EFCC and Ibrahim Magu as defendants, was yesterday assigned to Justice B.O Quadri of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for hearing and determination. According to the plaintiff , Jideobi, “so many things have been going wrong in the country and no one has taken the responsibility of correcting such anomalies. He decried the rate of non adherence to the rule of law in Nigeria, particularly with the recent rift that engulfed the legislature and the executive over the continuous illegal functioning of Ibrahim Magu as EFCC chairman. He expressed his determination to ensure that the illegality of Magu as chairman of the antigraft agency did not continue. Counsel to the Senate President and Maimuna Shiru from the offi ce of the Attorney-General of the Federation expressed their readiness to challenge the plaintiff ‘s suit. Th e trial Judge, Quadri adjourned the hearing till October, after the annual vacation of the court scheduled to commence on July 10, 2017.

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