During the last sitting on July 12, Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo threatened to issue a warrant of arrest if the former minister failed to appear on her next trial date.
The sitting was later postponed till today after the court couldn’t sit on Oct. 19 due to a public holiday for Eid-el Maulud.
During the last sitting on July 12, Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo threatened to issue a warrant of arrest if the former minister failed to appear on her next trial date.
The sitting was later postponed till today after the court couldn’t sit on Oct. 19 due to a public holiday for Eid-el Maulud.
However, Mrs. Oduah now a Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District arrived at the court around 8 am.
She is being arraigned on a 25-count charge, alongside four others.
EFCC is accusing her of misappropriating N7.9B public funds while serving as a minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s regime.
Other defendants are Gloria Odita, Nwosu Emmanuel Nnamdi, Chukwuma Irene Chinyere, Global Offshore, and Marine Limited, Tip Top Global Resources Limited, Crystal Television Limited, Sobora International Limited, and a foreign construction company.
