Faisal Maina Seeks Another Trial Judge

The son of embattled ex-Chairman of Pension Reform Task Force, Faisal Maina, has wrote a petition against his trial judge, Justice Okon Abang to the president of Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to reassign his case.

Maina noted that he has lost confidence in Justice Okon Abang.

In a statement signed by his spokesman, Usman Abdullahi, explained that his action is necessitated by the fact that it is clear from body language and actions that fairness and justice will not be done to him and his fundament rights may be truncated.

In his response to the application, as informed by anonymous source, the presiding judge has made effort to deny that he had exhibited acts that displayed his stance about Maina by accusing him of ulterior motive saying ‘it is just forum shopping to see if the matter could be assigned to a judge he believes he can guide and control.

But the family insisted that the judge had exhibited a rather unconventional method in addressing Maina’s father who was present at the court with malice and displeasure

According to the Spokesperson Justice Abang had warned Maina’s father not to look at him which was a clear outburst of personal sentiment against Maina, the defendant in a case he is presiding over.

“This has clearly threatened Maina and his team that they feel they have been found guilty even before the trial ended and it is only psychological and natural to feel there will not be fairness from a judge whose body language says where he belongs.”