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As fresh allegations of fraud have been levelled against him, a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has issued a public summon against immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
The court ordered Bello to attend court and answer to a fresh 16-count charge pending against him.
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By the summons, Bello is to attend court on October 24 for his arraignment alongside two other defendants.
Justice Maryanne Anenih issued the order for public summons in a ruling on Thursday, following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Justice Anenih ordered the EFCC to publish the public summons in a widely circulating newspaper
She also ordered the EFCC to paste copies of the public summons on Bello’s last known address and in conspicuous places in the court premises.
The EFCC had claimed that it has been unable to serve Bello with the charge filed on September 24, in which the ex-governor and two others were charged with criminal breach of trust to the tune of N110.4billion.
The other two defendants in the charge are Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu.
Bello’s absence stalled the arraignment earlier scheduled for Thursday.
The Katsina State High Court has kicked out a suit which moves to seek the removal of Umar Iliya Damagum as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The suit, which had been filed by Ibrahim Musa, a member of the PDP, challenged Damagum’s appointment, while also arguing that the replacement of former National Chairman Dr Iyorchia Ayu was unconstitutional.
Musa contended that Ayu’s successor should have been chosen from the North-Central geopolitical zone, the region where Ayu hails from.
But, Justice Abdullahi Bawa-Faskari dismissed the case, ruling that the matter falls under the internal affairs of the party.
