Tompolo - Why should I appear before court when FG disobeys court orders?

 

Government Ekpemupolo, an ex-militant, popularly known as Tompolo, queries why he should appear before a court to defend his EFCC under a government that flout court orders with impunity.
Tompolo is being investigated for contracts he had with the Nigerians Maritime Sefety Agency (NIMASA) during the reign of the past administration which has been tagged fraudulent by the present government.
“No one should be above the law. Be that as it may, adherence to constitutionalism and the rule of law should not be on one part. There have been so many court pronouncements which the government and its agencies”, Tompolo said via a statement put out on his behalf by his media aide, Mr Paul Bebenibo.
“The federal government should also respect the rule of law. Imagine the president saying that some persons should be kept in custody when the court asked that they should be freed. It doesn’t work.
“Tompolo will certainly appear because there is no misdeed on his part as far as the transactions with the federal government and NIMASA are concerned. As I speak to you now, his lawyers are working to sort that out.
“There is no misdeed on the part of Tompolo as far as this issue that he is having with the EFCC is concerned. He was actually the backbone of NIMASA in recovering the levies, taxes and so on, since he has interest in Global West Vessel Company, which does the job for NIMASA.
Tompolo went on to reveal that he is yet to appear before the courts because he is afraid of appearing before one that will dance to the tune of the Buhari-led government.
The statement reads: “So, one needs to be careful in order not to appear before just any court. Tompolo would not allow himself to be ridiculed, never. He would not appear before just any judge that would not be able to give effective judgment.
“Not a judge that would make pronouncement that would tie his hands, he won’t appear before such judge.”