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| Former first Lady Patience Jonathan |
The lower House of
Nigeria's legislature, the House of Representatives on Wednesday, received a petition
from the former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, against the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In the petition presented to the
House by Rep. Lovette Idisi, (PDP-Delta), the former First Lady alleged that
she was being “incessantly harassed” by the anti-graft agency.
Commenting on the petition, Idisi
said that the wife of former President, Goodluck Jonathan was presumed to be
innocent until proven guilty as enshrined in Section 36 of the 1999
Constitution as amended.
“This petition is in line with
Section 36 of the 199 Constitution, where every citizen of the country is
presumed innocent until proven guilty.
“Mr Speaker, the constant harassment
of the former First Lady is a petition emanating from her which was sent to my
office.
”With the leave of the House, I seek
your permission to lay the petition before the House,” she said.
After Idisi laid the petition, the
Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, referred it to the Committee on Public Petitions.
Mrs Jonathan has also instituted the
fundamental rights suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
claiming the sum of $200m as damages for inconveniences suffered as a result of
EFCC's blocked of some bank accounts under investigation which she is claiming
belong to her.
In her suit, she also joined Skye bank
Plc, and a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Warampo Dudafa as
respondents. Also joined in the suit are four companies namely: Pluto Property
Ltd, Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Ltd, Transocean
Company Ltd and Globus Integrated Service Ltd
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