A federal high court in Lagos gave a former Abia State governor Orji Uzor Kalu a seven-day ultimatum to appear before it after failing to come for two sittings in arrow.
The high court judge, Justice Muhammed Idris gave this order at a resumed hearing on Monday. Kalu failed to appear on September 10 and was also absent on Monday.
The ex-governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, is facing trial over a ₦7.65 billion fraud which he allegedly committed while in office.
Kalu’s lawyer, Professor Awa Kalu, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) told Justice Idris his client was away in Germany for a surgical operation.
He said: “my client has been advised by his doctors to remain in Germany for some time to recuperate.” He also noted that the judge was fully aware, and had also given…
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