Group charges EFCC to act on petition against Mines & Steel minister
A pro -transparency group, Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers & Advocate (COPA), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to act quickly on a petition of alleged forgery levelled against the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Uchechukwu Ogah in the interest of justice and fair play.
According to a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the group, the petition against the minister was submitted to the EFCC on February 24, 2019 and a reminder to that effect was submitted on May 19, this year and no action has been taken on it since then.
It stated that one Mrs Bridget Adeosun, the Managing Director of Mut-Hass Petroleum Limited had written and submitted a petition to the anti-corruption agency, alleging that Mr. Ogah forged her signature on a document to validate a non-existence Memorandum of Understanding between his company, Master Energy Oil & Gas and Mut-Hass Petroleum Limited sometime in 2011.
However, acting as Solicitors to the pro-transparency, good governance and human rights advocacy group, COPA, through Pelumi Olajengbesi & Co. Law Corridor demanded that the case against Mr. Ogah be revisited and revised for immediate action.
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In the letter to the EFCC signed by Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq, Principal Partner, the law firm demanded that the EFCC invites Mr Ogah and Mrs Adeosun, the petitioner for proper probe and prosecution
The group urged the EFCC to shun the implicit duress of Mr. Ogah’s political connection and office and act in the interest of equity, fairness and justice in the matter forthwith
In the same vein, the group demanded that the EFCCi, n keeping with its dissemination of information to the public, the conclusion of the investigation must be made known to the public for the avoidance of suspicion that the matter may be muddled up again.
