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May 8, 2020 Supreme Court Nullifies Former Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu’s Conviction, Orders Fresh Trial

Supreme Court Nullifies Former Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu’s Conviction, Orders Fresh Trial

The Supreme Court has nullified the judgment which convicted the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu.

A seven-man panel of the apex court also set aside the judgment which convicted Ude Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account at the Abia State Government House.

The Supreme Court gave the judgement more than one year after both men were convicted of corruption allegations levelled against them by the Federal Government.

The Supreme Court then proceeded to set aside the judgement that convicted the defendants and ordered a fresh trial of the defendants by another judge.

The Court was of the view that Justice Mohammed Idris, who conducted the trial, was no longer a judge of the Federal High Court as at the time he sat and delivered the judgement that convicted the defendants for allegedly stealing about N7.1billion from Abia state treasury.

The Supreme Court added that Justice Idris, having been elevated to the Court of Appeal before then, lacked the powers to return to sit as a High Court Judge.

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