Court issues criminal summons against Charles Soludo

The Upper Area Court Zuba in Abuja has issued a criminal summons
against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and
factional candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Charles
Soludo, over a criminal complaint brought before it by one Oliver
Bitrus.,according to Punch report.

In the processes seen by our correspondent, Bitrus alleges
“serial abuse of office and breach of the Code of Conduct for
Public Officers by the defendant, while he held office as the
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria between May 29, 2004, to
May 29, 2009.

Bitrus alleged, “Between the period the defendant held office as
a Public Officer he flagrantly breached the Code of Conduct for
Public Officer by buying or acquiring interest in a property known
and described as No. 50 Brondesbury Park, London, NW6 7AT, United
Kingdom.”

He also alleged that the property was acquired using a proxy
known as Universal Energy Company Limited and that the purchase
price £2,150,000 was paid in a single tranche on October 20, 2006
which was not fairly attributable to his income as the Governor of
CBN at the material time.

The Upper Area Court Zuba in Abuja has issued a criminal summons
against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and
factional candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Charles
Soludo, over a criminal complaint brought before it by one Oliver
Bitrus.,according to Punch report.

In the processes seen by our correspondent, Bitrus alleges
“serial abuse of office and breach of the Code of Conduct for
Public Officers by the defendant, while he held office as the
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria between May 29, 2004, to
May 29, 2009.

Bitrus alleged, “Between the period the defendant held office as
a Public Officer he flagrantly breached the Code of Conduct for
Public Officer by buying or acquiring interest in a property known
and described as No. 50 Brondesbury Park, London, NW6 7AT, United
Kingdom.”

He also alleged that the property was acquired using a proxy
known as Universal Energy Company Limited and that the purchase
price £2,150,000 was paid in a single tranche on October 20, 2006
which was not fairly attributable to his income as the Governor of
CBN at the material time.