Mr. Olagunsoye Oyinlola
A former Governor of Osun State, Mr. Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has urged
President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the Attorney-General of the
Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), for
alleged ‘unacceptable conduct of a Justice Minister.’
In the letter obtained by THISDAY, Oyinlola said: “Adoke has been
parading one Samuel Egede, who is his Special Assistant, variously as
acting Director of Public Prosecution and Director of Public
Prosecutions in flagrant breach of public service rules and general
convention.”
He alleged that Egede, who had variously announced appearance in court
as the DPP, when he was never appointed one, had committed an offence of
personating a public servant contrary to section 132 of the Penal Code
which provides thus:
“Whoever pretends to hold any particular office as a public servant
knowing that he does not hold such office or falsely personates any
other person holding such office, and in such assumed character does or
attempts to do any act under colour of such office, shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years...” he
said.
Oyinlola said the AGF had also committed an offence of making wrong
conferment of responsiibility contrary to Section 132(a) of the Penal
Code.
He attached to the letter to the president a letter written by Mr. Simon Egede, where he signed as Director, Public Prosecutions of the Federation on behalf of the AGF.
The former governor also attached another letter from the AGF, where
the AGF admitted that Egede’s purported appointment as DPP was null and
void.
In the letter, the AGF said: “On October 24, 2013, the Federal Civil
Service Commission informed the Ministry of Justice that his (Egede)
purported engagement into the Federal Civil Service was null and void.
“Consequently, he was directed to cease to work in the Department.
“Documents attached to the letter showed that Egede was never appointed as DPP but it was one Mr. A.A Akintewe, that was appointed DPP.”
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