Emefiele’s arraignment has been postponed indefinitely, and he has agreed to a plea bargain on August 23rd, 2023.
The anticipated arraignment of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele on alleged N6.9 billion in procurement law violations and contract inflation has been postponed amid indications that the defendant has adopted the plea bargain program.
The arraignment on a 20-count charge set for Wednesday, August 23, by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja was not on the cause list.
Competent sources told our source in court that the arraignment was moved at the request of the arrested CBN Chief.
Furthermore, an authoritative source told the correspondent that Emefiele and his co-accused, Saadat Yaro, have chosen a plea bargain policy in order to settle with the Federal Government.
Emefiele’s attorney and Senior
When contacted by phone, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kehinde Akinlolu, SAN, acknowledged the change in the arraignment.
He predicted that the Chief Judge, Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf, would declare a new date.
At the time of writing, operatives from the Department of State Service (DSS), who used to accompany him to court, were not there, nor was his legal team.
Meanwhile, the court has begun procedures on the cause list.
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