Counsel to the Osun State Government, Prof. Mubarak Adekilekun (SAN), has stated that no court order was served on the state government or First Bank in connection with the directive restricting access to the state’s statutory allocation account.
Adekilekun made the remarks on Friday while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, amid the ongoing controversy over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) restriction of the account.
He explained that the law requires a court order to be issued and served, particularly on the bank, before such a restriction can be imposed.
According to him, the EFCC’s letter to First Bank was forwarded to the Osun State Government, but the bank confirmed that no court order accompanied it.
“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
