Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High
Court Lagos, on Wednesday, further adjourned till Jan. 18, 2017,
hearing in a suit by former first Lady, Patience Jonathan, seeking
enforcement of her fundamental rights.
Jonathan had instituted the fundamental
rights suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
claiming the sum of $200m as damages for inconveniences suffered.
In her suit, she also joined Skye bank Plc, and a former aide to ex president Goodluck Jonathan, Warampo Dudafa as respondents.
Also joined in the suit are four
companies namely: Pluto Property Ltd, Seagate Property Development and
Investment Company Ltd, Transocean company Ltd and Globus Integrated
Service Ltd.
When the case was called on Wednesday,
counsel to Jonathan, Mr. Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) informed the court of a
motion seeking to regularise his processes before the court.
Justice Idris granted him leave to amend
his processes, while the court also granted leave to the EFCC to amend
it’s counter affidavit.
The court consequently, fixed January 18, 2017 for continuation of hearing.
Meanwhile, a similar suit before another judge, Justice Babs Kuewumi has also been fixed for hearing on December14.
It will be recalled that Dudafa was
charged alongside the four companies before Justice Kuewumi, on 15
counts of money laundering.
Representatives of the four companies
which the EFCC claimed were used by Dudafa to launder the said sum of
money, had all pleaded guilty to the offences.
The said $15.5 million, is the same sum
which the former first lady, claims belongs to her as sole signatory to
the accounts of the companies.
In her suit, Jonathan is urging the
court to issue an order discharging the freezing order, and restraining
the EFCC and it’s agent from further placing a freezing order on the
said accounts.
(NAN)
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