Control TV News reports that the arraignment of a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, has been stalled.
Oduah, who is now a senator representing Anambra North Senatorial district in the Senate, was to be arraigned on a 25-count charge, along 8 other defendants.
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Oduah and her co-accused persons could not take plea because of an application by one of the defence lawyers and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ogwu Onoja asking the court not to go on with taking of the plea.
Onoja, who spoke on behalf of other defendants, told the court that there was a petition dated January 29, to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in respect of the charge.
The letter of complaint according to Onoja claimed that Oduah and the other defendants are being persecuted.
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Onoja said having submitted the petition to the AGF, he requested for the file but up till now, the EFCC vehemently refused to remit the file to the AGF.
He wondered why the AGF would request for a file to review a criminal charge and the EFCC would disobey such order.
In view of the foregoing, Justice Ekwo said the attention of the court has been drawn to a letter that the file be remitted to the chamber of the AGF for review.
The Court said, since a statutory and constitutional issue have been raised, that it will not hear the case summarily.
The court subsequently ordered parties to file written addresses on the issue before adjourning to February 10, 2022.
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