MALACHY UZENDU, Abuja

Also, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja admitted in evidence, more exhibits allegedly linking the president with the Presidential Library Project Fund raising.

The agencies comprising the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Code of Conduct Bureau and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) indicated their readiness at the Federal High Court yesterday.

Represented by Mr H.O. Emore, leading counsel for ICPC in a case of corrupt enrichment brought against the president by legal luminary Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), the anti-graft agencies said that they have no objection to evidence tendered before the court in respect of the case.

Even when counsel to the president, Mr Adebayo Adenipekun (SAN) objected to tendering of the documents by Chief Fawehinmi, counsels of the respective anti-graft agencies said they will not oppose admission of the fresh documentary evidence.

Fawehinmi had dragged Obasanjo, EFCC, ICPC and CCB to court for allegedly using his official position to influence donation made to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) and Bells University.

When Chief Fawehinmi was asked to respond to the preliminary objections raised by Obasanjo against the suit, he tendered a 10-paragraph further affidavit deposed to by Mr Kolawole Abiri, a lawyer in his chambers.

The affidavit which was in response to the counter affidavit by Dr. Onalapo Soleye, Chief Fawehinmi produced evidence in support of his claim that Obasanjo owned the companies to which the donations were made to.

Describing Dr. Soleye’s attempts to exonerate Obasanjo from the alleged fraud, Fawehinmi said that Soleye’s affidavit "are full of falsehood, misrepresentation and lies."

He stated that Bells Educational Services limited is fully owned by Obasanjo Holdings Limited and was established with an initial N2 million share capital.

"On 12th October, 1998, a meeting of Bells Educational Services was held and an ordinary resolution of the company was passed to raise the share capital to N40 million for which the N38 million newly created charges were allotted solely to "Obasanjo Holding Limited as fully paid shares."

Attached to the affidavit were the resolution of the meeting, and the certificate of increase in share capital.

Also annexed to the affidavit were several correspondences pointing at President Obasanjo’s ownership of the educational services and ancillary agencies including Bells University.

Chief Fawehinmi informed the court that he has "earth -shaking documents with which I intend to prove that the president is corrupt.

"We are finally asking your permission to formally bring these documents in as well as our affidavit as there are part of our efforts to expose the documents made by Mr President.

The matter is adjourned to January 26, 2006.

But Mr Adenipekun had objected to the admission of the documents, pointing out that there were no fundamental material basis for making final on application.

Justice Jonah Adah in overkilling Obasanjo noted that EFCC, ICPC and CCB did not oppose the idea, adding that Chief Fawehinmi had proved his case.

He adjourned the matter to January 26, next year on Obasanjo’s request as his lawyers find they would want the matter adjourned to next year to enable them file appropriate requires to the motion.