I was not paid to defend Abdulrasheed Maina, witness tells court
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Ngozika Ihuoma, a defence witness, on Tuesday, said he was not paid to defend Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), in the ongoing money laundering charge against him.
Ihuoma told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, during the continuation of his cross-examination by the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar.
“I was not paid money to come and testify in court,” he responded when Abubakar asked him if he was paid to testify in court.
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Buhari (middle) flanked by the newly appointed service chiefs in Aso Villa on Wednesday. Photo: @NigeriaGov/Twitter
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) appointment of service chiefs on Tuesday violated a 2013 judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, checks by
The PUNCH on Wednesday revealed.
The judgment, which was delivered by Justice Adamu Bello on July 2, 2013, stated that it was mandatory for the President to obtain the confirmation of the National Assembly for the appointment of the service chiefs.
But the President, who on Tuesday appointed service chiefs including the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor; the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru; the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral A.Z Gambo, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air-Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao, did not seek the National Assembly’s approval.
By Stanley Onyekwere
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has pledged the support of the Administration for the establishment of a children and Young Personsâ Court. Bello said the FCTA believes strongly in the reformation and proper correction of offending minors, hence its backing for the project, which the retired Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, Justice Ishaq Usman Bello has great passion for. The Minister, who spoke recently, during the Valedictory Court Session in honour of the retired Justice, also reiterated commitment towards supporting the FCT High Court in its efforts to make Abuja a Centre of arbitration for local and international contracts.
By Stanley Onyekwere
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is committed to supporting the FCT High Court in its efforts to make Abuja a Centre of arbitration for local and international contracts. This was disclosed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello during the Valedictory Court Session in honour of Hon. Justice Ishaq Usman Bello who retired as the Chief Judge of the FCT High Court on Tuesday. Bello said making Abuja such an arbitration centre stands to be of immense benefit to the FCT considering the volume and importance of transactions that take place in the Territory.