Bukola Saraki, former senate
president, says the court which granted a temporary forfeiture order on his
houses in Ikoyi was misled.
But speaking through Yusuph Olaniyonu,
his media aide, Saraki said neither him nor his lawyers were aware of any
application by the EFCC for any forfeiture order.
He said a federal high court in
Abuja had earlier given an order restraining the EFCC from taking action on the
property, as it is a subject matter where the anti-graft agency and the
ministry of justice were parties.
“We are sure the FHC judge in
Lagos was not aware of all these facts and has therefore been misled into
giving the temporary forfeiture order. The affected property, House Number 17 A
and 17B, was specifically listed in the case against him at the Code of Conduct
Tribunal in which the EFCC was part of the prosecution and the case went up to
the Supreme Court where the apex court in its July 6, 2018 judgement ruled in
his favour,” he said in a statement.
“The Supreme Court has ruled that
the source of funds for the purchase of the property was not illicit as claimed
by the prosecution. On pages 12, 13 and 26 of the judgement of the highest
court, this particular property on 17A McDonald Street, Ikoyi, was specifically
referred to and the court upheld the no case submission of Dr. Saraki and
therefore ruled in his favour.”
Olaniyonu urged supporters of
Saraki to remain calm while the case is resolved.
“We know that any action which
tends to mislead the court amounts to misrepresentation and it is a good ground
for us to get the Court to throw away the order it issued today. We are sure
the order will be reversed,” he said.
“We therefore call on all the
friends, associates and supporters of Dr. Saraki to remain calm because we know
this action will not stand when the court gets to hear the side of the former
Senate President.”
The Kwara state house of assembly
is curremtly investigating an alleged transfer of the ownership of a
four-bedroom chalet to Saraki.
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