APGA crisis: Rtd Supreme Court Justice, Odili to testify against Njoku today

Retired Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, will today testify in the trial of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Edozie Njoku, for allegedly forging an apex court judgment.

Justice Odili, who delivered the lead judgment on the prolonged APGA crisis on October 14, 2021, was added as a witness in an amended charge dated January 6, 2023.

Njoku and the party’s National Youth Leader, Chuks Nwoga, are to appear at the Federal Capital Territory Court 40, Bwari on Tuesday (today), where they were earlier arraigned on January 4.

This was according to a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday by APGA Administrative Secretary, Chinedum Okoro.

It would be recalled that shortly after the Supreme Court delivered judgment on the appeal filed by Jude Okeke challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal, Kano, which set aside the Jigawa State High Court’s decision that recognised him (Okeke) as acting national chairman, Njoku pointed out the error in the apex court judgment of October 14, 2021.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Justice Mohammed Magudu had ordered the arrest of Njoku following his failure to appear in court for his arraignment

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, had filed a 14-count charge against the duo for their alleged involvement in the crime.

In an oral request, Rimamsomte Ezekiel, the prosecuting lawyer, urged the court to order Messrs Njoku and Nwoga’s arrest.

Mr Ezekiel told the court that the defendants were served with the charge and hearing notice of Monday’s sitting.

In his ruling, the judge ordered the police to arrest the fleeing defendants and produce them in court on 28 November (last year) for arraignment.