At
resumed hearing of the matter yesterday, Onuoha told the court that the money was paid into his account with Zenith Bank even though he did not tender any proposal or carried out any contract for NIMASA.
«As a matter of fact, my lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, served INEC a notice to produce the said petition in the course
of hearing of this matter but INEC failed to produce the petition in court.
Following the arrival in August of this denunciation, the
Emperor heard of the matter and his advisers suggested it could be used as a way of keeping the Holy See in good will towards him.
But speaking to the claims on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah recalled that, «in all the transition meetings that we attended and in all the matters that we discussed, I had
never heard of this matter.»
On resumption, the EFCC had opposed the bail application brought by the counsel for Khan, Selekeowei Larry, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, but called for
accelerated hearing of the matter.
At the resumed
hearing of the matter on Monday, Sammie Somiari who represented Mrs. Jonathan addressed the court on a notice of discontinuance of the suit, saying that he had «an instruction of his client to discontinue the matter.»
At the
resumed hearing of the matter, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, the prosecution counsel, informed the court that the commission had amended the charges against the accused persons and prayed that the amended charges be read.
I can understand an atheist citing the lack of proof for God as a reason for disbelief, but I can say this: I have never, ever, ever seen or
heard of matter being spontaneously created out of nothing and I don't know anyone who has.
Even after being «cleared» by the Vice Chancellor of the ABU, you may not be able to fault Nigerians in their conclusion that the last has not been
heard of that matter.
It was the first many lawmakers appeared to
hear of the matter — and certainly the first I had heard of it.
In the course of
the hearing of the matter, four witnesses were called and they included Agbo Usman, Ahmed Yahaya, Kabiru Da Asali and Nasiru Rabe.
They can dismiss amateur criticism with contempt and then make sure that nothing more is
heard of the matter.
In such circumstances the tribunal system already has a procedure for the assessment of merits of a claim;
the hearing of the matter.
It seems likely to me that the Tribunal would accept at
a hearing of this matter that MLC has provided a reasonable, non-discriminatory explanation for the decision to terminate Ms. Opp's employment.»
The argument that the respondent discriminated against her on the basis of disability, however, is advanced in the alternative with some reluctance on the applicant's part, because, notwithstanding that she has been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder (by psychiatrist Dr. Chris McIntosh who testified at
the hearing of this matter), the applicant does not regard her gender identity as a «disability».
However, the OSC is also clear that mediation will not be permitted to negatively impact or delay any investigation or proceeding, and should not be used to delay any parties» disclosure or other pre-hearing obligations or
the hearing of the matter.
The decision names five Department of Justice lawyers who made «appearances» at
the hearing of this matter but does not specify on whose specific advice CSIS was acting.