Ekiti group condemns rulings on Fayemi’s aides, Yahaya Bello

The Ekiti Justice Group (EJG) has described as strange the granting of ex-parte order by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from probing the former Ekiti Procurement Director-General, Seun Odewale and Ariyo Oyinkolawa Adesola over their alleged embezzlement of funds budgeted for the Ekiti Airport project, among other alleged atrocities.

The group said it was disturbing that the same Justice Nwite, who issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, despite an order of a high court stopping his arrest and prosecution, could stop the EFCC from investigating Adesola and Odewale.

In a statement, yesterday, by its Coordinator, Tunji Oluwasanmi, the group accused Justice Nwite of double standard, wondering why what was good for the goose in Kogi State was not good for the gander in Ekiti State.

The group said that Nigerians should pay attention to the handling of cases by Justice Nwite, especially those involving the EFCC, adding that with his handling of the matter involving the former aide of Fayemi and the swiftness with which he granted the ex-parte order, he is susceptible to doing hatchet jobs.

It, therefore, said that rather than seeking an order of the court to prevent EFCC’s investigation, those who worked with Fayemi should present themselves for probe if they don’t have skeletons in their wardrobes.