Yakubu Galadima, the lawyer of the whistleblower who informed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of the $43 m , N 23 .2 m and £ 27 ,800 ( N 13 bn ) recovered from an Ikoyi apartment , says his client is prepared to sue the Federal Government for fraud if he is not paid his money soon .
Galadima said this during an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday .
He told SUNDAY PUNCH that he was disappointed in the President Muhammadu Buhari – led Federal Government as it had failed to keep its promise regarding the payment of commission on recovered loot .
When asked if he would sue the government , he said , “That is one of the options but we have many options .”
He added , “ Before now I had a discussion with Alhaji Lai Mohammed who directed me to speak with a lady in the office of the Ministry of Finance , Mrs . Tolu Kasali . I had a discussion with her and she told me that she would see what the government could do about it.
“My client ’s concern is that time is of the essence . The guy wants to relocate from the country . There is no time and his life is in danger . He is jobless at the moment. He is not doing anything right now and in fact he is a burden on me .”
The lawyer said his client had also suffered psychological trauma caused by the Federal Government ’s inaction .
He further berated the acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr . Ibrahim Magu, for saying the commission was counselling the whistleblower as he is “now a millionaire.”
When contacted, the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption , Prof . Itse Sagay ( SAN ) , said his panel would look into the matter .
SOURCE: PUNCH
