The scheduled arraignment of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday for an alleged N6.9 billion procurement scam has been postponed once more.
The case was not published on the cause list of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, with no explanation given because both parties’ counsel were missing.
The suspended CBN governor, who appeared before the court last Thursday, was supposed to be arraigned but the arraignment was stalled due to the absence of the second defendant who was said to have been indisposed.
Although Emefiele (the first defendant) was present in court, the second defendant, a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro, was not in court.
Following an application for adjournment, the Presiding Judge, Justice Hamza Muazu adjourned the matter to August 23, 2023.