The legal battle between the Federal Republic of Nigeria, through the Attorney General of the Federation, and suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over alleged defamation and cyber bullying against the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has suffered a setback.
Thank you for reading this post; don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here!
At the commencement of proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja, before Justice Muhammed Umar, defence counsel and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, West Idahosa, raised objections to the charges filed by the prosecution.
Idahosa argued that the trial should not continue, citing alleged abuse of prosecutorial powers by the Attorney General’s office and the failure of the prosecution to serve the defence team with complete witness statements.
He told the court that the defence had duly served its objection processes on the prosecution.
However, prosecution counsel, David Kaswe, countered that his team was yet to receive the processes, attributing the delay to bureaucratic hurdles within the Attorney-General’s office.
Justice Muhammed Umar adjourned the matter to October 20th for the hearing of the objection.
Follow the AkweyaTV channel on WhatsApp: http://bit.ly/3I7mQVx
Or scan the QR code:
