Court Issues Bench Warrant Against Former Elf Oil Managing Director.

(From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM)

Byline: Innocent Anaba

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has issued a bench warrant against former, Managing Director of Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, Georges Buresi. He is facing contempt charge before the court, over alleged disobedience to the order of the court in respect of Amenam/Kpono Field Development Project.

Presiding judge in the matter, Justice Daniel Abutu made the order, at the instance of counsel to SBL Consortium Ltd, at the resumed hearing in the suit.

Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), Counsel to Buresi, had at the hearing, told the court that his client (Buresi) had traveled out of the …