THE League of Patriotic Lawyers has condemned what it described as the sustained attempt to frustrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption crusade. It also described the judgment of Justice J.I Tsoho on the confirmation of Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as an exercise in futility.
Briefing newsmen in Lagos, Chairman of the group, Mr. Abubabakar Yesufu said all attempts at making the anti-corruption crusade to fail would be resisted. His words: “Justice J. I. Tsoho’s judgment on the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu has been described as an exercise in futility and yet another desperate moves to sink the ship of the anti-corruption crusade.
“The learned trial judge was in grave error to pronounce on the requirement of confirmation by the Senate as a pre –condition to Magu’s continuous stay in office. “Having pronounced that the plaintiff lacks the locus standi to file the action, the learned trial judge completely divested himself of his right to pronounce on the validity or requirement of confirmation. Having settled the issue of locus – standi, the court lacks the judicial muscle and breath to dabble into the merit of the case which he did by pronouncing on the confirmation.’’
Briefing newsmen in Lagos, Chairman of the group, Mr. Abubabakar Yesufu said all attempts at making the anti-corruption crusade to fail would be resisted. His words: “Justice J. I. Tsoho’s judgment on the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu has been described as an exercise in futility and yet another desperate moves to sink the ship of the anti-corruption crusade.
“The learned trial judge was in grave error to pronounce on the requirement of confirmation by the Senate as a pre –condition to Magu’s continuous stay in office. “Having pronounced that the plaintiff lacks the locus standi to file the action, the learned trial judge completely divested himself of his right to pronounce on the validity or requirement of confirmation. Having settled the issue of locus – standi, the court lacks the judicial muscle and breath to dabble into the merit of the case which he did by pronouncing on the confirmation.’’
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