Fayose Insists Buhari’s Wife Is Involved In Halliburton Fraud, Gives Reason Why She Can’t Sue Him

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has exhorted Aisha, President Muhammadu Buhari’s significant other to drop the risk to sue him for criticism of character, saying by uprightness of Section 308 of the constitution, he stayed safe from lawful assaults until the end of his residency.

The advice to the president’s better half, Mary Ekpere and Co had composed a letter dated June 22, 2016, to Governor Fayose, requesting withdrawal of the senator’s announcement that the President’s significant other was included in the Halliburton embarrassment, and debilitating lawful activity if the withdrawal was not made inside five days.

Be that as it may, in a reaction dated July 8, 2016, Governor Fayose said through his guidance, Mike Ozekhome, that he must be sued after October, 16, 2018, when his governorship residency terminates.

“Your consideration is additionally thusly attracted to Section 308 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as modified, on the insusceptibility delighted in by our customer from common or criminal procedures for the period that he possesses the workplace of the legislative head of Ekiti State,” the letter said.

“You may consequently encourage your customer to hold up until after sixteenth October, 2018, when our customer’s residency terminates. At the point when that happens, we might join issues with your customer in a skillful official courtroom, if your customer does not have a change of heart.”

In the letter, Mr. Ozekhome demanded the announcement made by the representative in regards to the inclusion of Mrs Aisha Buhari in the Halliburton embarrassment was “right and defended in law, having respects to a court judgment sentencing one Mr William Jefferson for pay off in the Halliburton case.”

As indicated by Mr. Ozekhome said “the announcement by Governor Fayose was right and advocated, having been truly introduced on a current court judgment.”

The letter peruses; “Our customer has alluded to us your letter dated 22nd June, 2016, on claimed maligning of the character of your customer, Her Excellency, Mrs Aisha Buhari, the spouse of Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, with firm guidelines to answer to and dismiss same completely.

“Our customer states and reaffirms completely that the announcement he made as respects the association of Mrs Aisha Buhari, the spouse of President Buhari, in the Halliburton outrage, is right and defended in law; having respects to a court judgment sentencing one Mr William Jefferson for pay off in the Halliburton case.

“In that, the name of the President’s better half included prominently. At page 22 of the said judgment conveyed by the United State District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, USA, in criminal No 1: 07CR209, the said Mr William Jefferson was sentenced at 9.00 am on November 13, 2009, by Mark D, Lytle. Your customer, Mrs Aisha

Buhari was particularly specified in the judgment. The judge alluded to Exhibits 36-87 in the accompanying words, for illumination;

“See likewise Government Exhibits 36-87 (6/26/02 $170,000 wire move from record in Nigeria for the sake of Aisha Buhari to a record for the sake of The ANJ Group, LLC, distinguishing “William Jefferson” as Beneficiary)… Given the age of the litigant, the seriousness of the sentence computed by the Probation Office, the respondent’s successive

travel abroad and unexplained wire exchanges from abroad areas to monetary records utilized by the litigant, the respondent can’t counter the assumption at sentencing that he is a danger of flight.

“The said Williams Jefferson is as of now serving a correctional facility term in the USA and to the best of our customer’s learning; this judgment has not been tested, or put aside by any Appellate courtroom anyplace on the planet.

“The announcement of His Excellency, our customer, is subsequently right and advocated, same having been truthfully started on a current court judgment above alluded to.

Your consideration is likewise therefore attracted to Section 308 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as changed, on the insusceptibility appreciated by our customer from common or criminal procedures for the period that he involves the workplace of the legislative head of Ekiti State.

“You may in this manner encourage your customer to hold up until after sixteenth October, 2018, when our customer’s residency lapses. At the point when that happens, we should join issues with your customer in a skillful courtroom, if your customer does not have a change of heart.”