Appeals by Dariye, Nyame: Court delivers judgment Friday

The Court of Appeal in Abuja will Friday deliver judgments in
the appeals filed by ex-governors of Taraba and Plateau states,
Jolly Nyame and Joshua Dariye.

The court heard the appeal by Nyame on September 25 this year
and heard that of Dariye on October 2 this year.

Nyame was, on May 30 this year, convicted and sentenced to 14
years imprisonment without an option of fine, by Justice Adebukola
Banjoko of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in
Gudu, Abuja.

Nyame was convicted on 27 out of the 41 counts charge, in which
he was accused of diverting public funds estimated at N1.64billion.
He was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC).

Dariye was, on June 12 this year, convicted and sentenced to 14
years jail term by the same judge for diverting public funds to the
tune of N1.126billion.

Dariye who was governor of Plateau State from 1999 to 2007 and a
current Senator, representing Plateau Central, was found guilty on
15 out of the 23 counts contained in the charge filed against him
by the EFCC.