The absence of Justice Yusuf Haliru of an FCT High Court on Monday stalled the arraignment of the governor-elect of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed.
According to NAN, Mohammed who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party , was scheduled to be arraigned on a fresh six counts, bordering on false declaration of assets and giving false information to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission . However, at the court, Mohammed and his counsel and the EFCC counsel were present but the court did not sit because the judge was on election petition duty in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Counsel for the EFCC, Mr Wahab Shittu, while speaking with newsmen, said: ”the EFCC is an anti-corruption agency, it does not play politics.On the arraignment, he said, “It is a matter that was ongoing before another judge who has now been elevated to the Court of Appeal.“Just a week ago, the registry of this court sent us a notice that today has been fixed for the re-arraignment of the defendant.“You know when a case is transferred to another court, it starts de novo .
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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