Senator Hope Uzodinma (Imo West) has denied reports that an Abuja Area Court issued a bench warrant against him for an alleged N200 million bounced cheque.
He said the plot was masterminded by his detractors because of his rising gubernatorial chances in Imo State.
A statement by his aide said some political detractors tried to use a corporate body that failed in the execution of a sub-contract it got from Nigeria global to twist facts and abuse the judicial process to dent his image.
The statement wondered how a disagreement between two corporate citizens, which has been a subject of litigation and is still pending at the Supreme Court, became a subject of adjudication at an Area Court.
He said: โThe facts are clear โ Chitek Engineering Limited was given a sub-contract to supply 1,700 sheet piles at koko on or before March 2018. A bank cheque N200 million was issued to a bank to transfer the value to Chitek upon successful execution of the said contract. Chitek failed to execute the contract and still attempted to cash the cheque, which was not issued in her name in the first place.
โWhen the cheque was naturally returned, the company went to court to enforce payment to it. It lost at the High and Appeal Courts, and the matter is now at the Supreme Court.โ
The statement added that the same company that went to the apex court suddenly went to an Abuja Area Court, which has no jurisdiction over matters of limited liability companies.
โIt is clear that some political enemies are using this company to dent the image of the distinguished senator, but the attempt to use the Area Court to issue an illegal arrest order against Uzodinma was quashed by an Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday.โ
