BREAKING: Anambra Withdraws From Suit To Scrap EFCC
The Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, announced its decision to withdraw from a suit seeking to declare operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) illegal.
The state, through its Attorney General, Prof. Sylvia Ifemeje, told the Supreme Court that it has filed a withdrawal notice dated October 20, as it was no longer willing to be a part of the legal action against the commission.
Anambra’s position came as Osun state, through its Attorney-General, Mr. Oluwole Bada, applied to be joined in the suit originally instituted by the Kogi State government.
The Osun government told a seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji that it is seeking the same reliefs that Kogi state listed against the EFCC.
Sokoto state, which was earlier joined as a co-plaintiff in the matter, did not send any legal representative at the resumed proceeding on Tuesday.
Other states that announced their appearances were Kogi, Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Oyo, Benue, Plateau, Cross River, Ondo, Niger, Edo and Bauchi.
Others were Adamawa, Taraba, Ebonyi, Imo and Nasarawa.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, appeared as the sole defendant in the matter.
The AGF did not oppose Anambra state’s request to pull out of the case.
More details to follow…
BREAKING: Anambra Withdraws From Suit To Scrap EFCC is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
