A Coalition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Human Right
Lawyers has asked Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court,
Abuja, to fast track the trial of a former governor of Abia State,
Orji Uzor Kalu over alleged N7.6bn fraud levelled against him by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Leader of the Coalition, Hon. Uche Okoroafor said at a press
conference yesterday in Abuja, that Kalu was allegedly plotting a
“fake” foreign medical trip, adding that his agenda was to stall
the further hearing of the case coming up today.
“We heard it on good authority that the former governor and his
cohorts are working on another round of fake foreign medical trip
in a fresh bid to frustrate his resumed hearing for the second
time.
“He did it last year when he claimed to have gone to Germany a
number of times for medical treatment. We have since discovered
that it was fake. Today, he wants to replay a similar game to stall
his resumed trial and we are saying enough is enough,” the
coalition said.