Patience Jonathan Gives EFCC 14 Days To Defreeze Her Accounts And Apologise

Dame-Patience

Counsel for the former first lady, Mrs. Patience Goodluck Jonathan Ibifaka, First Law Associates, gave the Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, and 14 days from September 18 to unfreeze its accounts and tender a public apology to her.
. Senior Partner, First Law Associates, Esq Timipa Okponipere in an open letter to President EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, urging the Commission to Mrs. Jonathan alone, warned that he refused to meet:
"We will file an appeal to the African Commission on Human Rights in Gambia demanding N5 billion exemplary and punitive damages."


The lawyer noted: "There is no legal or political precedent set by what the EFCC is doing to our client How many former first ladies in Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, received patient treatment (PGJT) to warrant the EFCC to enjoy the brazenness. To freeze customer accounts and submit to public embarrassment, ridicule and what shame? This sense must stop immediately. "

He said: "Our client is a person recognized internationally respected retired permanent secretary, and immediate First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria happened.

Our client is a law-abiding citizen who has never or never been the subject of a financial criminal investigation and / or, either at home or abroad. Consequently, it has not been convicted of criminal behavior throughout a career in vital public service spanning over 35 years. "

"During the five years, our client has served as First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, between May 2010 and May 2015, which was the initiator / founder of A. ARUERA FOUNDATION WOMEN and women change initiative and both organizations (NGOs) have contributed significantly to the positive action of 35 percent for women in the country.

Our client is the recipient of numerous local and international awards in recognition of his tireless commitment to improving the quality of life, children and elderly women in Nigeria. "Lord, is against sterling and the bottom Meritorious of our client the greatest respect in writing to draw your attention to the numerous violations of the Constitution of 1999 (as amended) and the African Charter on Human Rights and Law 2004 committed by the Commission of the economic and financial crimes Commission (EFCC) into question the illicit and illegal Commission investigation of our client for alleged money laundering people (the ratification and implementation).

These investigations have led to our client represents freezing and lead to incalculable consequences for the health and welfare of our client's consequences, "said the lawyer, adding," The EFCC should understand that the 2004 Law Committee on Economic and Financial Crimes (creation ) it is less than the content and quality of both the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and the African Charter of Human rights and 2004. "