The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed his intention to file a petition against the EFCC if the anti corruption agency does not improve in its manner of handling the ongoing prosecution of the Speaker of LAHA, Adeyemi Ikuforiji.
The party's position is coming on the heels of five consecutive adjournments of the said trial which has been blamed on the unbelievable indisposition of the EFCC lead Counsel, Mr. Godwin Obla.
According to the Party, the allegations and trial are too serious to be dragged or indeed frustrated by the prosecution. The party warns that the prosecution's manner of seeking for adjournments in the matter can lead to a striking out of the Case. This can only be done to satisfy ACN as no excuse can hold waters.
"We strongly believe that the Speaker and ACN have the sympathy of the EFCC prosecution team as presently constituted, otherwise there won't be indiscriminate call for adjournment in a matter that the presiding judge, Okechukwu Okeke, is serious to dispense with on time. It may be a ploy for the case to be struck out for want of due diligence"
The Party has thus admonished the EFCC to prosecute the matter diligently, without fear or favour as lagosians and indeed Nigerians are monitoring same.
In the same vein, the Party has berated the members of the House who are quick to suspend sittings on the days of the Speaker's Trial, claiming Solidarity.
It would be recalled that the LAHA of Assembly speaker is on trial for allegedly embezzling 7Billion Naira of the House's fund.
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