EFCC vs Fayose ; Court fixes hearing for December 2nd

The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Mon­day fixed December 2 for judgment on the frozen of Governor Ayo Fayose’s Zenith Bank accounts by the Economic and Finan­cial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Presiding Judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, fixed the judgment following the adoptions of written addresses and other evi­dences by parties involved in the suit.

It would be recalled that Gov Fayose’s two accounts domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, Ado-Ekiti were on June 20 frozen by the EFCC.

Consequently, Fayose through his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, ap­proached a Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti for an order directing the EFCC, (first respondent) and Ze­nith Bank as the second respondent to immediate­ly defrozen those account.

Ozekhome argued that the action of EFCC, plac­ing embargo on his client’s personal bank accounts was illegal, unconstitu­tional and an infringe­ment on the fundamental rights of the applicant.(BT)