Read what Femi Falana replies to Okonjo-Iweala over ICC petition

Famous human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has replied to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, former finance minister.

Falana recently asked the International Criminal Court to investigate ex-minister and Colonel Sambo Dasuki over misappropriated $8billion vote for weapons.

Okonjo-Iweala dismissed the call as a “desperate joke by an integrity challenged charlatan”.

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In a petition to the ICC, the Lagos lawyer blamed Okonjo-Iweala for complicity in the diversion of the funds for failing in her duty to prevent it.

Read his statement in part below:

“For having the temerity to request the ICC to investigate the crimes against humanity Dr. Okonjo-Iweala resorted to the scurrilous attack of my person.

“Her baseless attack is not unusual as she is always quick to deflect criticisms by accusing anyone seeking to hold her to account for her appalling records in government of ulterior political motives.

“Dr. Okonjo-Iweala’s claim that I own the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) is far-fetched and laughable. A simple google search would have shown her that while I am one of the legal advisers of the organization, there are other very distinguished lawyers and academics of international repute on SERAP’s board. Her claim that SERAP is ‘discredit’ is the exact opposite of reckless characterization because it is an organization that has won national and international recognitions.

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“Dr. Okonjo-Iweala also claimed that my petition against her to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) “were lacking in credibility”, without any substantiation of what this means or specific rebuttal of the allegations contained in that petition. She has however not denied the accuracy of the claims in my petition.

“Dr. Okonjo-Iweala should have also provided further explanations as to why a substantial part of the Abacha loot was criminally diverted under her watch.”

 

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