Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday fixed November 8 for ruling on the application for stay of proceeding filed by former Adamawa State governor, Murtala Nyako and his son, Abdulaziz.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the former governor and his son on a 37-count charge of criminal conspiracy, fraud, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering on July 7, 2015.
Other defendants are – Sebore Farms and Extension Limited and Pagado Fortunes Limited.
The commission closed its case on November 3, 2019, after calling 21 witnesses to establish its case against the defendants.
Instead of opening their defence, the defendants elected to file a no-case submission in which they argued that the facts adduced by all the witnesses did not prove the allegation against them.
The court on July 19 dismissed the no-case submission following which the defendants approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the lower court’s decision.
At Friday’s proceedings, Justice Abang fixed the date after counsels concluded the argument on the matter.
The judge, who said he would have delivered a ruling on the application within three days, cited a heavy workload for his inability to give the ruling during the period.
He, therefore, adjourned the matter till November 8 to give his ruling.