Ekweremadu Prays Court To Dismiss Ukpo’s Plea On Bio-data Release

Embattled former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and his spouse, Beatrice, have requested the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja to dismiss the go well with accusing them of human organ harvesting.

Naija Information remembers that the stated sufferer of the alleged kidney donor saga, David Ukpo, had by means of his lawyer, Bamidele Igbinedion, filed a movement on discover, urging Justice Inyang Ekwo to put aside the orders, directing some companies of presidency and banks to launch his biodata to Ekweremadu and his spouse.

Nonetheless, on the courtroom proceedings as we speak (Tuesday), Ekweremadu stated Ukpo has no foundation to really feel intimidated in releasing his visa utility info and his checking account opening package deal besides if he had compromised his date of delivery.

In a counter affidavit deposed to by Vivid Ekweremadu, instant youthful brother of the detained senator in London, Ekweremadu denied the allegations that he demanded Ukpo’s bio-data.

Ekweremadu defined that in opposition to different claims, what the Federal Excessive Court docket ordered to be launched to the London courtroom was Ukpo’s checking account opening package deal and the knowledge provided in his visa utility request.

He added that primarily based on the courtroom’s July 1, 2022, order, the required paperwork have since been transmitted to 2 completely different courts in the UK. Ekweremadu maintained that it was too late within the day for Ukpo to hunt reversal of a legitimate order that had been executed to find out his actual age solely.

He, subsequently, prayed the courtroom to dismiss the go well with for being frivolous, abuse of courtroom and missing benefit, having been overtaken by occasion.

On his half, on the courtroom proceedings as we speak, Ukpo’s lawyer, Ojonugwa Oguche, prayed the courtroom to adjourn the matter for him to react to the counter affidavit.

Naija Information understands that Ekweremadu was represented on the courtroom by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, Eyitayo Fatigun.

After listening to from each side, the courtroom granted the request to adjourn the case and glued September 20 for additional listening to by Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo.