The Federal High Court in Abuja, has fixed April 13 to hear evidence of witnesses on subpoena in the ongoing trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team.
The new date was fixed following a meeting of counsel to the prosecution and defence with Justice Abang at his chamber.
Justice Abang, who had just been transfered to Warri Division of the court in Delta according to a circular released by the FHC on the present posting of judges, adjourned the matter until April 13 for hearing of the subpoenaed witnesses and trial continuation.
Although the judge did not preside over today’s case at the open court, he, however, met with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar and Maina’s counsel, Anayo Adibe, in his chamber.
The circular dated March 16 directed all the judges newly appointed to judicial divisions to assume their duties on April 12, the circular also hinted that all the judges should take inventory of all property of the court.
Justice Abang had, on March 11, fixed March 17 and 18 to hear evidence of witnesses on subpoena in the ongoing trial.
The judge had fixed the date after Chief Femi Falana, SAN, one of the subpoenaed witnesses, appeared in court to indicate his readiness to testify.
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Maina, through his lawyer, had, on March 8, applied that the court subpoenaed some persons to testify in his ongoing trial by the EFCC on how he managed the PRTT which he chaired.
Meanwhile, the court dismissed the application filed by Adibe, on behalf of Faisal, Abdulrasheed Maina’s son, seeking a recall of all the prosecution witnesses in his ongoing trial.
Justice Abang, who presided over the matter in his chamber, said the application lacked merit.
He then adjourned the matter until May 18 for continuation of trial.
