The Week In Review: FG To Extradite Abba Kyari, Trouble In Nnamdi Kanu’s Camp, Lawmakers Review Constitution…

The Federal Government had kickstarted the process to extradite embattled DCP Abba Kyari to the United States to answer for fraud allegations levelled against him by the FBI; Crisis has hit the legal team of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as his US lawyer has called on Ifeanyi Ejiofor to step aside; the National Assembly during the week reviewed the Nigerian constitution.

We are reviewing these and many more this past week…

Buhari Govt Moves To Extradite Abba Kyari To The US

Federal Government of Nigeria has started the process to extradite the former head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, to the US.

The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police was accused of taking bribes from confessed internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi.

A grand jury on the 29th of April, 2021 had filed an indictment against the embattled police officer with the approval of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami on Wednesday, filed an application before the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja for Kyari’s extradition.

The application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022 was filed under the Extradition Act.

According to Malami, the application was filed before the court following a request by the Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.

NDLEA Slams 8-count Charge On Abba Kyari, Six Others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has slammed an eight-count criminal charge on the former commander of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, over his involvement in drug trafficking.

Naija News reports that the anti-narcotics agency filed the criminal charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022 before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday.

The NDLEA, through its lawyers led by the Director, Prosecution and Legal Services, Joseph Sunday, also filed the same amount of charge against six others suspects allegedly involved in drug trafficking.

The suspects are four IRT members namely ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Insp. Simon Agirigba and Insp. John Nuhu, as well as Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne, two suspected drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu.

Nnamdi Kanu: Confusion As IPOB’s Leader US Lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor Fight Dirty Over N5.6 million Fraud

All is not well in the campaign of the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, as two of lawyers have dragged their disagreement to the public.

Naija News reports that American lawyer and spokesperson for the IPOB leader, Bruce Fein had in a letter asked Ifeanyi Ejiofor, one of Kanu’s lawyer, to stop defending the pro-Biafra activist.

Fein cited a pending lawsuit instituted by an unnamed businessman against Ejiofor over an alleged fraud of N5.6 million.

The US based lawyer asked Ejiofor to immediately withdraw from the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, stressing that he is not fit to battle the Federal Government in court.

Reacting to the allegations levelled against him, Ejiofor accused Fein of being bitter because he failed to see Kanu when he was in Nigeria.

“Don’t mind him (Fein). I will send you a letter which I used to appoint Fein as Kanu’s representative. I appointed Nnamdi Kanu’s spokesperson in the United States and now, because he was unable to see Nnamdi Kanu here in Nigeria, he was alleging that I was the one who stopped him from seeing Kanu. He has no locus to start writing anything,” Ifeanyi Ejiofor had told SaharaReporters.

Constitutional Amendment: List Of Issues NASS Members Voted Upon During Tuesday’s Plenary

Details of how members of the National Assembly voted on Tuesday during plenary on issues that came up for constitutional review have emerged.

It will be recalled that the lawmakers voted on matters touching the review of the 1999 constitution.

Below are the items that got the approval of the federal lawmakers and those that failed as well.

YES

Establishment of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and the Office of the Accountant General of the Federal Government

Separation of the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and of the State from the office of the Minister and Commissioner for Justice

Financial Autonomy for Local Government

Local Government Administrative Autonomy

Financial Autonomy of State Legislatures and State Judiciary

Enforcement of Legislative Summons

Inauguration of Senators and Members-Elect

Institutionalization of Legislative Bureaucracy in the Constitution

Uniform retirement age and pension rights for Judicial Officers

Hearing in the Process of recommending the removal of Judicial Officers

Devolution of powers (airports, railways, Correctional Service).

Fingerprints, Identification and Criminal Record

National Grid System

Removal of Transitional Law-making powers of the Executive

Time frame for the submission of Ministerial or Commissioner nominees

Timeline for the presentation of Appropriation Bills

Membership of the National Security Council to include Presiding Officers of the National Assembly

Power to summon President and Governors

Establishment of State Security Council

Time frame for the conduct of population census

State of the Nation and State of the State Address

Composition of the members of the Council of StateIndependent Candidacy.

NO

Gender BillsDiaspora Voting

Expansion of the scope of Executive Immunity

Affirmative Action

Procedure of overriding Presidential Veto in Constitution Alteration

Removal of Presiding Officers

Inclusion of Value Added Tax on the Exclusive Legislative List

Defining Acts that constitute torture, inhuman or degrading treatment

2023 Presidency: Sowore Declares Intention To Succeed Buhari

Nigerian human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has declared his intention to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

Sowore, who declared his presidential ambition on Facebook on Tuesday, is set to fly the flag of the African Action Congress (AAC).

“SOWORE FOR President,” the online newspaper publisher wrote.

Naija News reports that Sowore was AAC’s presidential candidate in the 2019 election but lost the election to President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

First Batch Of Evacuated Nigerians Arrive From Ukraine – [Photos]

First batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion have arrived in Abuja.

The development was confirmed on the official Twitter handle of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).

Naija News understands that the citizens, numbering 416 from Romania, landed at the private jet terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 7:10 am (WAT) on Friday.

Most of the returning citizens are students studying in the warring zone.

That will be all for this week! Next week is another time