The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has withdrawn an application seeking to stop Patience Jonathan, former first lady, from having access to her bank account containing $5.9 million.
The federal government has reassured Nigerians that there was no going back on its current anti-corruption campaign despite the few losses recorded so far in some cases that had been charged to court.
Counsel to the former first lady, Ifedayo Adedipe, who led a team of other lawyers asked the court to unfreeze the account as Patience was not part of the original suit that led to the freezing of the account in the first place.
Wife of former President Goodluck Jonatha, Patience, has withdrawn a lawsuit filed on her behalf by a group known as the Union of Niger Delta Youth Organization for Equity, Justice and Good Governance, against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP.
The suit filed by former first lady Patience Jonathan against the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has been fixed for hearing on December 7.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, may soon pick up former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, over charges of money laundering, this website has reliably learnt.
