A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed the 6th of February, next year, to rule on an application filed by a former governor of Imo state, Senator Rochas Okorocha, seeking to quash the criminal charge slammed against him by the Federal Government.
Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsels in the matter adopted their written addresses and other processes as their final arguments.
Okorocha is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 17 counts charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, conversion of public funds and money laundering to the tune of N3,147, 000, 000. fraud.
Ola Olanipekun, SAN, who announced appearance for Okorocha, having adopted all his processes, urged the court to grant the application and quash the charge.
On his part, the EFCC lawyer, K. N
Ugwu pleaded with the trial judge to find and hold that the motion on notice filed by the 1st defendant (Okorocha), seeking to quash the charge, lacks merit and should be dismissed accordingly.
Okorocha is the current Senator, representing Imo West Senatorial District in the National Assembly and is currently under a N500 million bail and a surety in likes sum.
