Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded election, has urged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to dismiss the petition filed against him by Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labor and Employment.
Keyamo in his appeal to the CCB demanded an investigation into Atiku’s alleged use of a Special Purpose Entity to siphon public cash between 1999 and 2007 while he was serving as vice president.
The CCB summoned Keyamo for an interview in late March as a response to the petition so that he could prove his allegations against Atiku.
Meanwhile, in a letter dated April 7, Atiku urged the CCB not to take up the case on the grounds that the issue was already before a court through the counsel of Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN).
In a letter to the CCB, Ozekhome clarified that it would be sub judice and contemptuous for the Bureau to start investigating the case when it was already in court.
Ozekhome said: “It is highly inappropriate for a party to a suit to take any extrajudicial steps or to embark on any course of action that is either tantamount to or calculated to undermine the authority and integrity of the court, which is dominus litis over the proceedings.
“Such behaviour is as condemnable as it is unacceptable. It is strongly frowned upon, by courts of law, as it has the potential of over-reaching the court, the other party and foisting on the court a fait accompli. In fact, it smacks of contempt of court, albeit ex facie curiae.
“Where, however, you persist in your enterprise of investigating this sub judice matter currently pending before a court of competent jurisdiction, we shall be left with no alternative than to activate the judicial process against your good self.”
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