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Shortly after his renomination as the substantive Chairman of the Anti-graft Agency (EFCC) was rejected by the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, 15th March, 2017, Mr. Magu Ibrahim Mustapha was served by the Bailiff of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with copies of the Originating Summons filed by an Abuja Lawyer. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/159/17, the Lawyer, Barrister Johnmary Chukwukasi Jideobi, is seeking to oust Magu Ibrahim Mustapha, as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

In the concluding part of his written address, the Plaintiff descended heavily on Magu in these telling words:

"We further submit that the refusal of the 4th Defendant to accept, as unquestionably binding, the decision of the 1st Defendant rejecting his nomination is a grave and violent confrontation to the well-established Constitutional authority of the highest law-making body in Nigeria. The Constitution which established the Senate and empowers it to screen and approve or disapprove the nominations of Mr. President equally by its Section 1 (1) establishes its pre-eminence and pervading bindingness on all authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria."

"By continuing to remain and act as the Acting Chairman of the 3rd Defendant despite his resounding rejection by the 1st Defendant, the 4th Defendant is rumpling the Nigerian Constitution. Has he got the powers to do that? The answer is a loud NO. Persons who are desirous of presiding over the agencies of government established by law cannot afford to be spiteful of the law and where they are found to be riding roughshod on the Rule of Law, a civilized society ought not to entrust them with a position of responsibility otherwise by their impunity and abuse of democratic ethos, an organized society may come to a sad end. The 4th Defendant should be told so in the clearest of language."

The matter has been fixed for hearing on the 5th April, 2017 before the Honourable Justice Quadri of the Federal High Court 10, Abuja.

Funny lawyer.

Everybody Trying to make a name. So I looked at the lawyer's name again, and " Johnmary Jide Obi" sounds mighty suspicious to me.

First you add a Mary to John,And as if that is not bad enough,you add Obi to Jide. Knowing fully well the history of those bearing Jide and Obi not getting along.

Where is the OP?your source of the story please. Something very fishy about this MaryJohn Jide Story.

hmmmm

What is all dis

Useless lawyer..

Magu the EFCC chairman, the judge and prison warden.
Magu is guilty of all crimes levelled against him until proven innocent.

Only an igbo lawyer can do dis. that I can bet my balls on.

The cabal is working.

Corruption is fighting back

Buhari, chose somebody else, sorry i forgot that you are deaf.

We are watching

Hmmm

Is there no one else that can do the job apart from Magu
Must the appointments be given to old political associates

what is shocking here u guys dey vex me ooo.

When i see things like this, i feel so happy.

click like if you dont even know wtf 5his post is about

Ok

sheguy:
Buhari, chose somebody else, sorry i forgot that you are deaf.

HungerBAD:
Funny lawyer.

Everybody Trying to make a name. So I looked at the lawyer's name again, and " Johnmary Jide Obi" sounds mighty suspicious to me.

First you add a Mary to John,And as if that is not bad enough,you add Obi to Jide. Knowing fully well the history of those bearing Jide and Obi not getting along.

Where is the OP?your source of the story please. Something very fishy about this MaryJohn Jide Story.

Well, FrancisMary, JohnMary are popular names with catholics of Anambra extraction, Jide is a short form of Jideoffor or Jidenna which are Igbo names also, so put one and two together and see that there is nothing wrong with his name.

plainol:
Only an igbo lawyer can do dis. that I can bet my balls on.

Why must you say that?

FirstCounsel:

If his deaf, is he equally blind ?

HungerBAD:
Funny lawyer.

Everybody Trying to make a name. So I looked at the lawyer's name again, and " Johnmary Jide Obi" sounds mighty suspicious to me.

First you add a Mary to John,And as if that is not bad enough,you add Obi to Jide. Knowing fully well the history of those bearing Jide and Obi not getting along.

Where is the OP?your source of the story please. Something very fishy about this MaryJohn Jide Story.

itz not suspicious
The lawyer is an igbo man, they are the ones who go by those names.

HungerBAD:
Funny lawyer.

Everybody Trying to make a name. So I looked at the lawyer's name again, and " Johnmary Jide Obi" sounds mighty suspicious to me.

First you add a Mary to John,And as if that is not bad enough,you add Obi to Jide. Knowing fully well the history of those bearing Jide and Obi not getting along.

Where is the OP?your source of the story please. Something very fishy about this MaryJohn Jide Story.

sheguy:
Buhari, chose somebody else, sorry i forgot that you are deaf.

You should rather apologise for not knowing people don't see with their ears but their eyes and eyes go blind not deaf.

Pathetic.

HungerBAD:
Funny lawyer.

Everybody Trying to make a name. So I looked at the lawyer's name again, and " Johnmary Jide Obi" sounds mighty suspicious to me.

First you add a Mary to John,And as if that is not bad enough,you add Obi to Jide. Knowing fully well the history of those bearing Jide and Obi not getting along.

Where is the OP?your source of the story please. Something very fishy about this MaryJohn Jide Story.

Igbos also bear Jide

I am not surprised that the so called charge and bail lawyer is from a particular part of the country known for hatred and bitterness!!

Magu or Magun na wa..

Una sabi

Horus:
Corruption is fighting back

Big tyme!

plainol:
Only an igbo lawyer can do dis. that I can bet my balls on.

I am sure u mean those balls of urs that ain't worth a cube of sugar.

What a coincidence. I suspect someone else may be pulling the strings.

How many lawyers are so gracious enough to invest their money in high profile litigations such as this