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Finally Stella Oduah Gets Court Trial Date
A Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja on Wednesday fastened 22 Nov. for the arraignment of ex-Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, over allegations of fraud whereas she served within the workplace.
Though Stella Oduah, who at the moment represents Anambra North Senatorial District on the Nationwide Meeting, was scheduled for arraignment earlier than Justice Inyang Ekwo on Tuesday, the continuing couldn’t happen attributable to a public vacation.
Nonetheless, a verify on the courtroom on Wednesday by Press Informant revealed that the matter, although not on the trigger listing, had been fastened for Nov. 22 and Nov 23 for trial.
Justice Ekwo had, on July 12, threatened to difficulty a warrant of arrest in opposition to the previous minister if she failed to look in courtroom by the subsequent adjourned date (Oct. 19).
The choose had given the warning after Dr Hassan Liman, counsel to the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) within the alleged N5 billion trial in opposition to Stella Oduah and eight others advised the courtroom that Stella Oduah and one different defendant weren’t in courtroom to take their plea.
The courtroom had earlier fastened Feb. 9 for the arraignment of the previous minister.
However as a result of she was not served with the courtroom processes then, the arraignment couldn’t go on.
The courtroom additionally fastened April 19 for the arraignment however because of the strike
by the Judiciary Workers Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the matter couldn’t maintain.
Stella Oduah is going through a fraud cost alongside others.
When the matter was known as within the final adjourned date, Liman, who knowledgeable that the case was scheduled for arraignment, mentioned the anti-corruption company had carried out the courtroom order made on Feb. 9.
“On Feb. 22, 2020, my lord made an order of substituted service on the fifth and sixth defendants within the trial.
“We now have carried out the order my lord,” he had mentioned.
