A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo on Wednesday fixed
October 3, for the arraignment of Deziani Alison-Madueke, former
Minister of Petroleum on five counts bordering on conspiracy and
illegal act of accepting and giving gratifications.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the court granted the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission leave to arraign
Alison-Madueke, former Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling
Company, Olajide Omokore, on five counts on February 25.
The date was fixed following the absence of Justice Valentine
Ashi, trial judge who was on another official engagement.
Mr Faruk Abdullahi, Counsel to the EFCC had told the court on
February 25, that the arraignment would not hold as Alison-Madueke
and her co-accused were not in court.
Abdullahi explained that the EFCC had forwarded a request to the
Attorney-General of the Federation for onward commencement of
Alison-Madueke’s repatriation process from the United Kingdom.
He said the absence of the second defendant, (Omokore) was
linked to the commission’s inability to serve him with the court’s
processes.
The prosecutor, therefore, prayed the court for a further
adjournment to enable the team to tidy up its house.
Mr Adeniyi Adegbonmire, SAN, Counsel to Omokore said his client
was prepared to stand trial but that the right process to commence
the trial must be adhered to.
(NAN)
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