The hearing of an ex-parte motion for a stay of proceedings filed by the Chairman EFCC, Ola Olukayode, against a contempt charge brought by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello was stalled on Monday at the Court of Appeal in Abuja.
The delay was due to a two-day workshop organized by the Appeal Court on the Review of the 2023 Election Petition Tribunals/Court and Appeals, which commenced on Monday in Abuja. Previously, on May 3, the appellate court granted an ex-parte motion to stay the contempt proceedings initiated by the Kogi State High Court against the EFCC chairman.
Olukayode had been summoned to appear before the state’s court on May 13 to explain why he should not be committed to prison for allegedly disobeying its orders. In response, he appealed the trial court’s ruling and sought a stay of the proceedings.
The EFCC chair is facing a contempt charge for carrying out “some acts upon which they (the EFCC) have been restrained” by the lower court on February 9, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive originating motion.
