The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has said that by vacating the asset forfeiture order placed on 40 properties linked to former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, the court had demonstrated that it remained the last of the common man.
In a statement yesterday in Abuja by Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu, the caucus praised the Federal High Court for summoning the courage to vacate the border.
The Federal High Court had, last year, issued an interim forfeiture order on the properties allegedly traced to Ekweremadu in Nigeria and other parts of the world.
The statement said: “As lawmakers, our Caucus further holds that the Federal High Court has, by this judgment, further strengthened the confidence and trust of the citizens in the Judiciary as the last hope of the common man, particularly in a democratic setting.
“The Caucus strongly hopes and believes that in all, justice will prevail at the end of the day in Senator Ekweremadu’s matter.”