A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has dismissed a case of an
alleged breach of human rights filed by a lawyer against the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The legal practitioner, Suleiman Abaya, had filed the suit
against the anti-graft agency for arresting him without a warrant
and displaying his pictures on the internet over alleged fraud.
He had also asked the court to order the EFCC to pay him the sum
of N1 billion damage for allegedly violating his human rights.
Ruling on the suit on Friday, Justice Hammed Gegele dismissed
the case.
He held that the EFCC operatives acted within the law for
arresting the lawyer without warrant of arrest since they have
substantial evidence to take such an action.
The judge also dismissed the claims by Abaya that displaying his
pictures on the internet infringed on his fundamental human
rights.
According to him, the anti-graft agency acted within its powers
since it used the word ‘alleged’ in the caption.
Reacting to the verdict, the lawyer’s counsel, Raheem Ismaila,
insisted that his client would appeal the judgement.
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Finance Ministry trains Staff on Capacity
Building
The Permanent Secretary (Budget and Planning),
Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr.
Ernest Umakhihe, has underscored the importance of building staff
capacities in Organisations, saying it is essential towards the
actualization of organizational goals.
Represented by the Director Human Resources, Mr. Lanre
Adekoya, during the closing ceremony of the stream 1, workshop
titled, Succession Planning and Mentoring, organized for Senior
Management Staff, comprising of Staff on Grade levels 14 -17, at
the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Mr. Umakhihe, said that the
Ministry places high premium on capacity building, explaining that
the Ministry will leave no stone upturned at ensuring
that it develops the requisite skill set needed by Staff to deliver
on their jobs.
He identified the absence of deliberate Succession
Planning and Mentoring Strategies as a major challenge affecting
consistency in organizations’ ability to deliver on their
mandates.
The Permanent Secretary therefore urged the
participants to ensure the proper utilization of the Knowledge
acquired during the workshop, to impact on their jobs. He further
commended the Management of Nasarawa State University for the
quality of the materials as well as for providing a conducive
environment for the workshops.
Speaking earlier, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Nasarawa
State University Keffi, Prof. Akinyemi, thanked the management of
the Ministry for choosing the University to facilitate the workshop
adding that the University looks forward to more collaboration with
the Ministry in future.
Participants expressed satisfaction with the choice of
theme and quality of the presentations at the workshop and
commended the Permanent Secretary for organizing the workshop.
A similar workshop is also being organized for staff
on grade levels 06-13 as well as other staff on the technical
cadre. The series of training are deliberate actions
being taken by the Ministry to improve the ability of staff to
deliver on the its mandate. The workshop for the junior and
middle level officers is being facilitated by the Center for
Management Development (CMD) at the Grace Hill Hotel, Nasarawa
State.
The training will last for one week.
IFEANYI OKEREKE
For Director Information (MBNP)