Counsel to the Osun State Government, Prof. Mubarak Adekilekun (SAN), has argued that neither the state government nor First Bank was served with any court order accompanying the directive that restricted access to the state’s statutory allocation account.
Adekilekun made the claim on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while commenting on the controversy surrounding the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s action on the account.
According to him, the law requires that a court order be obtained and properly served, particularly on the bank involved, before such a restriction can take effect.
He explained that the EFCC initially wrote to First Bank, and the letter was later forwarded to the Osun State Government, but the bank indicated that no court order was attached to the correspondence.
“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 and served on, especially, First Bank.
