Court Announces Date To Hear Atiku’s Alleged Corruption Case

• A Court has fixed a date to hear Atiku’s alleged corruption case.

• Keyamo had on January 16 issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the EFCC and ICPC to arrest the PDP presidential flag-bearer.

• Justice Kolawole Omotosho has directed that all court processes be served on Atiku by dropping them at his campaign office.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has fixed March 7, 2023, to begin the hearing case to investigate and possibly charge Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming election.

Justice James Kolawole Omotosho has also directed that all court processes be served on Atiku by dropping them at his campaign office or pasting them on its premises.

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It would be recalled that the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo (SAN), sued Atiku over a new corruption allegation against him.

Keyamo had on January 16 issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Conduct of Conduct Bureau (CCB), and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest the opposition presidential flag-bearer.

In a petition dated January 16, Keyamo, also the junior minister for Labour and Employment, asked the anti-graft agencies to arrest the former vice president on offences of money laundering, breach of the code of conduct for public officers, conspiracy, and criminal breach of trust and misappropriation.

He hinged both his petition and suit on the allegations made by Michael Achimugu, who claimed to be a former aide to the PDP candidate.

Achimugu, in a series of social media posts, accused Atiku of using Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to commit fraud.

Keyamo stated that Achimugu provided substantial evidence to corroborate his allegations against the PDP candidate and former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

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With the expiration of the ultimatum and without any action taken by the anti-corruption agencies by January 19, Keyamo on January 20 filed his suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

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