Why Supreme Court Nullified Kalu’s Conviction via thisdaylive
The Supreme Court in Abuja on Friday nullified the conviction and sentencing of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu, for corruption because the trial judge, Justice Mohammed Liman, lacked the powers to deliver judgment in Kalu’s trial as at the time he did.
Dissatisfied with the judgment of the court, the second and third defendants had approached the appellate court to set aside the judgment of Justice Liman on grounds of jurisdiction. “Nothing is perverse with the decision of the trial court. The complaint of the appellants is a non-issue,” the judge held.
It would be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had in 2007 brought a 39-count charge against Kalu and the others.To prevent further setback in the case then President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, had issued a fiat to Justice Liman, who was among the newly promoted judges to the bench of the appeal court, to return to the lower court to conclude cases being tried by him before his elevation.
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