Naijaloaded reported that Akpabio had on Sunday mentioned that the allegations in opposition to Emefiele are so quite a few that the federal authorities doesn’t know which costs to pin on him.
The senate president additionally blamed the financial hardship within the nation on the insurance policies of the previous CBN governor.
“Your Excellency, because the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, you actually know, or have causes to know that the Federal Government of Nigeria had for the reason that 14th August, 2023 most popular Charges in opposition to Our Client to which he had lengthy pleaded not responsible and is presently defending identical to exonerate himself and present that he’s not responsible of the mentioned allegations.
“It is due to this fact disturbing that such a press release could be made by the Head of the Legislature of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on a matter that’s clearly subjudice.
“Your assertion, with the best respect, clearly undermines the honour and integrity of the Court and its independence and certainly has the propensity of prejudicing the case in opposition to Our Client.
“Having submitted to the jurisdiction of the Court, it’s only truthful and correct that the Court ought to be allowed to find out the problems submitted to it with out pointless stress from every other arm of Government.
“Secondly Sir, as a Senior member of the Bar, a former Governor of a State, A Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and former Minister below the fast previous Administration, Your assertion attributing the current financial woes of the nation solely on Our Client is most appalling and exposes the inaccuracies in Your assertions.
“Especially, as you have been a serious participant within the fast Past Administration and labored intently with Our Client and certainly witnessed the improvements he launched within the banking sector and its affect on the financial system while in workplace.
“As properly because the function he performed regardless of all odds in salvaging Nigeria within the P & ID Saga and the constructive consequence it introduced for Nigeria.
“You are additionally conscious that no single coverage was carried out by Our Client with out the approval, directive or authorization of the President and/or the Federal Executive Council of which you have been a key and highly effective member.
“We therefore have Our Client’s further instruction to demand from you an unreserved apology in writing, published and circulated by the same medium with which you have defamed his character and the sum of Twenty-Five Billion Naira (N25,000,000,000) as reasonable compensation for the willful and unjustifiable denigration of his hard earned reputation.”
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