The Federal High Court, Lagos,has adjourned further hearing till October 27 in the money laundering charge preferred against former Enugu State Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani.
The EFCC is prosecuting Nnamani and 11 others on amended 124-count charge of allegedly laundering about N5.4 billion belonging to the state from 2006 to 2007.
Standing trial with Nnamani are the former State Commissioner for Finance, Peter Mbah, former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Sam Ejiofor and a consultant to the state government, Victor Udeh.
Others are the Personal Assistant to Nnamani, Sunday Anyaugu and a Permanent Secretary in the state, Sylvia Onwumeneni.
Also joined in the suit are Rainbownet Nig. Ltd, Hillgate Nig. Ltd, Renaissance University Teaching Hospital and Mea Mater Elizabeth High School, Enugu.
At the resumed hearing of the case, the prosecution counsel,Kelvin Uzozie, asked for an adjournment on the grounds that the new charge against the accused had not been perfected.
Counsel to Onwumeneni,Tony Igboji, however, opposed the application for adjournment on the grounds that the case had dragged on for too long.
But counsel to other defendants, Hyeladzia Ngaujiwa and Mrs Pauline Ulolu, did not object to an adjournment.
In his ruling, Justice Charles Archibong granted the adjournment for either the re-arraignment of the accused or the hearing of Onwumeneni’s application.
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