Counsel to the Osun State Government, Prof. Mubarak Adekilekun (SAN), has said no court order was served on the state government or First Bank alongside the directive restricting access to the state’s statutory allocation account.
Adekilekun stated this on Friday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, amid the controversy over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s restriction of the account.
He said the law required a court order to be issued and served, particularly on the bank, before the restriction could be imposed.
He said the EFCC’s letter to the bank was subsequently transmitted to the Osun State Government, but the bank confirmed that no court order was attached.
“You will recall that after the letter was written to First Bank in Osun, which in turn transmitted the letter to the state government, the requirement of the law in this regard is that a court order must be issued
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