Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir El-Rufai, yesterday told a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, that it lacked the power to try him over allegations of abuse of office as minister. He said that the proper court to try him was the Abuja High Court.

Counsel to the former minister, Akin Olujimi, filed a preliminary objection saying that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Matters Commission (ICPC) Act of 2000, which his client had been charged on, had been repealed and so the federal court lacked the jurisdiction to try the matter. “The prosecution acknowledges that the charges stand on nothing,” said Mr Olujimi. “The effect of a repealed law is that it is a nullity, and no charges founded on it can stand.”

In response to the preliminary objection, the prosecution said that the court could assume jurisdiction in the matter because it involved an agency of the federal government and a former minister in the federal cabinet. Trial Judge, Adamu Bello, adjourned ruling on the case to 13th October.

Mr. El-Rufai and two others were accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of illegally allocating land in the FCT to friends and relatives, some of whom included Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, the daughter of former president Olusegun Obasanjo. The other accused persons are Altine Jubrin, former director general of the Abuja Geographical Information System, and Ismail Iro, former general manager of the agency. All three men pleaded not guilty.

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is he now above the law? na wa o!

and he is so small.

^^just too small.

yes, he is right. nobody has right to try him except God.
God, pls, now that we have failed in our abilities and efforts to make these men pay for their misdeeds, let ur judgement come upon these men since they are bigger than all of us.
let ur anger visit them like in the days of nebukadenezah.
all these and more i ask with faith in that mighty name of Jesus Christ.

Who is he?

^^^^^^
He is a small man guarded by big men

Nymph node:

^^^^^^

He is a small man guarded by big men

this is photoshop , the car makes him look ridiculously small

@ coal coal- He actually is ridiculously small
@ chidi chris - AMEN

I think the mallam was right. The court lacks power to try him, not even the president and his cabinet or the lawmakers can try him. The only man who can try him is Olusegun  Aremu Obasanjo, the baba himself.

He never obeyed court orders when he was FCT Minister. He has always been above the law as far as Baba Iyabo still dey kampe. If he doesnt like your face then, he will bring buldozers to pull down your house and damned the courts.
Remember he told the whole senate that ' silence is the best answer for fools' and the banned him from holding any public office for 50 years.