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•PDP secretary moves to restrain AGF, EFCC, IC, others


Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) National Secretary Prof. Wale Oladipo has appealed to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) to be allowed to refund the N75 million he received from ex-National Security Adviser (NSA) Mohammed Sambo Dasuki.
Oladipo’s request is contained in a letter to the Vice President in which he sought to be excluded from prosecution.
Prominent Nigerians, including Raymond Dokpesi and ex-Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Aminu Baba-Kusa, were charged to court for allegedly diverting billions of naira belonging to the Federal Government under the guise of fighting Boko Haram.
The existence of the letter by Oladipo was confirmed in the suit he filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, through his lawyer Babs Akinwumi.
He is seeking to, among others, restrain the attorney general of the federation (AGF) and four others from arresting, detaining and prosecuting him.
Oladipo also seeks to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (IC), the inspector general of Police (IGP) and the Department of State Services (DSS) from holding him.
The PDP national secretary, in a ing affidavit, said he wrote the Vice President on his intention to refund the money he received from the Office of the NSA, without knowledge that it was proceed of unlawful dealings, with the understanding that he would be shielded from prosecution.
Oladipo, who claimed to have received an anonymous message on his telephone, inviting him for interrogation, urged the court to, among others, restrain the respondents from moving against him.
He alleged that the respondents were being used by agents of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to harass, intimidate and persecute him, being a key opposition figure.
But the respondents faulted Oladipo’s letter, arguing that his letter could not shield him from investigation and prosecution.
“Assuming without conceding that Exhibit 1 (the letter) exists, it is our further contention that the exhibit cannot come to the aid of the applicant because a letter written to the Vice President to return N75 million cannot act as shield from investigation and possible prosecution, rather it is suggestive of corruption, requiring investigation,” IC said in its objection to the suit.
Other respondents faulted the suit and urged the court to dismiss it on the grounds that Oladipo was merely seeking to hide under a spurious text message, whose source he failed to establish, to prevent statutory established bodies from performing their responsibilities.
“It is clear that the applicant has failed to discharge his duty of establishing nexus between the 3rd respondent and the so called witch-hunt of APC against him.
“The applicant, in anticipation of possible invitation by the 3rd respondent (IC) to answer questions with respect to the N75 million, which, he said, he received from officials of the PDP, has come to this court to twist the arms of the law and challenged the statutory powers of the 3rd respondent in carrying out its constitutional duties and ultimately escape from criminal invitation.
“It is submitted that the applicant’s suit is incompetent, misleading, lacking in merit and should be dismissed. We urge the court to so hold and strike out or dismiss this suit,” IC said.
In his response to the suit, the AGF, Abubakar Malami (SAN), argued that Oladipo only raised unsubstantiated allegation of persecution and harassment against the respondents “on of funds he received from his party and is thus seeking to restrain the respondents from performing their constitutional duties”.
He denied taking any steps against Oladipo “in respect of money received by the applicant either from party or other sources”.



“Even the alleged invitation by the 2nd respondent (EFCC) did not state that the applicant was invited because of funds, which he received.
“The applicant, on his free volition and ission, wrote to the Vice President wherein he offered to return to the Federal Government funds which he received.
“Rather than comply with the invitation, if indeed it exists, to clear his name, the applicant, via the instant suit, resorted to engage the instrumentality of the law to stop or frustrate his investigation and possible prosecution,” the AGF said.
The judge adjourned hearing to May 19 to enable IC file its responses.

http://thenationonlineng.net/oladipo-offers-return-dasukigate-fundsto-stave-off-trial/

Has he refunded the money? Until he does, he does not enjoy my sympathy.

The Nation newspaper self

If he committed an offence then he should face the law. .. Fine him an extra 200 million... .or 7 years jail. ...
We need money now

Even if we fit fine sariki 50bn or 5 years jail am sure he will pay....

How to restrain yourself is very easy.

1. s Apc
2. Pledge your loyalty to the party
3. Pay half of the money.
4. Honor efcc invites and
5. Get acquainted and you are free to go home.

we will not take it. efcc is partial. prosecute Dipo too, you can't prosecute Metu and collect money from Dipo we will not take it. pls no be my real mind oo, just reading through some people's mind.

Just when their minions are defending them on social media they follow back door and agree to the crime.These men are just disgracing Wailers up and down

To some Dasukigate is mere propaganda.

Yet, we have those involved in this act of shame not only itting guilt but asking for time and clemency to repay what they had pocketed.

These guys were not joking.

If you needed a little pad in Miami all you needed to do was pick up the phone call Dasuki and voila, a small package was arranged for you.

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What's all dis abrakatabra, if he was given the money for a genuine reason obviously he would have spent it on the project and will not want to refund it easily. But on the other hand is it easy to reject it when you are ed during sharing of the national cake.

Bloody rogue!! He was busy shouting witch hunting few months back. When confronted with hard evidence, he quickly went to write a letter pleading for mercy. He is on his own. I only pity the poverty stricken Nigerians who still come online to defend these PDP rogues.

Period of vomiting.

Unlike my IPOB People, I know Yorubas will not this man

Very soon, IPOB people will adopt this criminal as their son

smh

Bring the money first....

Gbagaun!

Waiting for Metuh to write guanine letter too.

I thought some people said dasuki gate never existed that it was mere propaganda

princemillla:
How to restrain yourself is very easy.

1. s Apc
2. Pledge your loyalty to the party
3. Pay half of the money.
4. Honor efcc invites and
5. Get acquainted and you are free to go home.

So true.
them and your sins shall be washed away

Big thief

On a serious note, I really don't get the biggy about this Dasuki case. If a customer walks into my shop and offers me money for my services, how am I to know where he got the money from?

So the KUNG FU initiative is working.

kudos to PMB

I can't be a wailer and still be short changed.

Coming from The Nation?

SMH.

Anybody that believes this bullshit of a report should question their intelligence and objectivity.

The said PDP Secretary is a university professor and not a stark illiterate who would just play into the hands of the EFCC in the manner purport here.

More lies are continually being thrown up to the futile media propaganda that is now sums up the paper tiger called EFCC.

Do your homework and convictions if there are and stop deceiving the gullible ones among us...

Ebukaobi:
Unlike my IPOB People, I know Yorubas will not this man

Very soon, IPOB people will adopt this criminal as their son

smh

Before nko??

Just be patient!

rusher14:
To some Dasukigate is mere propaganda.

Yet, we have those involved in this act of shame not only itting guilt but asking for time and clemency to repay what they had pocketed.

These guys were not joking.

If you needed a little pad in Miami all you needed to do was pick up the phone call Dasuki and voila, a small package was arranged for you.

Its a mare propaganda I tel you, how can a thief come out in public, it an offence and offer to return some of teh stolen money and then get a get out of jail card? and people are buying this silly news mtcheeeew.

obailala:
On a serious note, I really don't get the biggy about this Dasuki case. If a customer walks into my shop and offers me money for my services, how am I to know where he got the money from?

eni gbe epo laja ko da bi eni ta gbe fun.

kuuljay:
Just when their minions are defending them on social media they follow back door and agree to the crime.These men are just disgracing Wailers up and down

I tell you.

APC ruling and deceiving the zombies with propaganda since 1800