Responding to what it described as the EFCC’s laughable excuse for not obeying a court order that committed him to prison for contempt, which the Commission gave at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the state government noted that unless his conviction was set aside or vacated by the court or a higher Court, he remained a convict.
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Bawa said this at a news conference in reaction to what he termed as sponsored campaign of calumny against him by a Civil Society Organisation.
The Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, who spoke to the press in Abuja, said the Commission believed it was denied fair hearing and that as a law abiding institution, the EFCC had approached the appellate court, for a stay of execution.
Leaders of the Anti-corruption groups, who began what they described as a “Week Long Protest Against Politicisation of the EFCC, Disobedience of Court Orders and Infringement on Human Rights of Nigerians” on Friday, said many CSOs called to join the struggle after the maiden press conference held in Lagos.
Olanipekun, who said Bawa was trying to cause anarchy in the country by flagrantly disobeying court orders, said Bawa had recently been committed to prison in a similar ruling by a Federal Capital Territory High Court in November.
The EFCC Executive Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed on Thursday in Abuja when he spoke with the media.
The government in a reaction to a statement by the EFCC on Thursday, observed that the Commission, with its present allegations, had shown clearly that it was desperately seeking to save its face after the commission hit a road block in its N20bn Sterling Bank media trial.
Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated this at the media briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The allegations of bias were levelled against Justice Christopher Balogun in an affidavit in support of a Motion on Notice.
This was the information passed to a selected crop of journalists by the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, during a media workshop on “Financial Crimes Reporting,” held at the Commission’s Lagos Zonal Command, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi.
Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Commission, made the assertion on Thursday in Awka at a meeting on strengthening the capacity of stakeholders on whistleblowing policy, organised by the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, (AFRICMIL).
Obiano, who is under investigation for N42 billion fraud, has been in EFCC custody since Thursday when he was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State, while attempting to leave for the United States.
The EFCC boss said this on Monday when he spoke with select media representatives at an interactive session in Lagos.
Hugo said that: ” There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come”.
The EFCC, under the able watch of its Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, is living to its billing as one of the most efficient and professional government agencies.
The scheme’s Deputy General Manager, Press, Emmanuel Ononokpono, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
The figure and the details of the convictions by Commands, was released by the Media Office of the anti-graft agency.
The organization said the allegations are documented in the 2018 and 2019 annual audited reports by the Auditor-General of the Federation.
This was made known by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa.
Abbah Sambo, Head, Cybercrime Section of the EFCC, said this at a seminar on Banking and Allied Matters for judges.