Patience Jonathan Slams N2bn Suit On EFCC

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed Nov. 16 to hear the N2 billion Fundamental Rights suit brought against the EFCC by Mrs Patience Jonathan.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the wife of the former president Goodluck Jonathan had filed the suit in June to challenge her alleged incessant harassment by the anti-graft commission.


At the resumed hearing, Mr Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) announced to the court of his readiness to move his client’s application.


Justice John Tsoho, however, refused to entertain the suit on the grounds that the respondent was not represented in court.

The applicant is praying for an order for general damages and compensation in the sum of N2billion.

She averred that the amount would serve as compensation for the violation of her fundamental rights by the commission.


Mrs Jonathan is also seeking a declaration that her incessant harassments by the EFCC through negative media publications aimed at degrading her person as corrupt had sufficiently violated her rights.

edited from The Nation

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