Adoke said that as a Minister, he was merely discharging his duties by carrying out the instructions of the President; therefore he wants the court to declare his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as illegal.
Chairman of the House Committee on Justice, Razak Atunwa, said: “We cannot ignore such weighty allegations (against Jonathan) knowing fully well that Nigeria has lost billions of dollars as a result of the numerous complications around the OPL 245 oil field."
The federal government wants the Abuja Federal High Court to issue a warrant of arrest against former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Mohammed Adoke, over his involvement in the controversial Malabu oil deal scam.
The Federal High Court, Abuja has returned Oil Prospecting License, OPL 245, one of Nigeria’s richest oil blocks which is at the heart of the controversial Malabu oil deal scam to Shell and Eni.
