A federal high court in Lagos has
fixed December 2 for judgement in the trial of Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor
of Abia state.
Mohammed Idris, the judge, fixed
the date on Tuesday after the prosecution and the defence adopted their final
written addresses.
Kalu alongside Slok Nigeria
Limited, his company and Udeh Udeogu, his director of finance and accounts
while he was governor, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) on 39 counts of fraud to the tune of N7.6bn.
The trial started in 2007, but
was stalled owing to legal hiccups.
Besides, the N7.6bn, which the
prosecution accused him of diverting, the defendant was also accused of
receiving a total of N460m allegedly taken from the Abia state government
treasury between July and December 2002.
The prosecution called 19
witnesses, while the defendants testified themselves.
Currently, Kalu is a senator
representing Abia north district.
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