Senate Panel asks EFCC to unfreeze Patience Jonathan's accounts

The senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on Wednesday asked Stanbic IBTC Bank and Zenith Bank to unfreeze two accounts linked to the wife of former President Good luck Jonathan, Patience.

Members of the panel took turns to Condemn the EFCC for the continued freezing of the accounts by the banks when there was a court order vacating the freezing order.

 The lawmakers specifically faulted the EFCC for notifying banks on court judgements freezing institutions but allegedly refusing to write the banks when the freezing order has been vacated, but later served them notice of appeal.

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The committee is made up of members of the opposition People's Democratic Party.

Patience had petition the Senate through her lawyer, Mr. Charles Ogboli (SAN) protesting against the freezing of her accounts in seven banks without court orders.


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 Several members of the committee queried the power of the EFCC to serve court orders on banks, when the anti graft agency was not part of the judiciary.