During a weekly media briefing by the EFCC boss Mr Abdulrashed Bawa on Thursday the 17th day of June 2021, he did say that the commission is gearing up to re-arraign and prosecute senator orji uzor kalu afresh.
The above statement of the EFCC boss is not only misleading but smacks of outright ignorant or deliberate attempt of dancing to the gallery in a bid to whip up public sentiments through media trial
For the records and to enligten mr bawa, senator orji uzor kalu appeared in court for his re-arraingment on tuesday the 2nd day of February 2021 but the said arraignment was halted by the trial court on an Ex parte application by kalus counsels that the EFCC cannot suo moto arraign orji kalu again without an express order of a superior court of records
Infact EfCC lawyers present applied that the matter be adjourned sine die as the EFCC wants to apply for a transfer of the matter to lagos division of the court, the trial judge justice inyang Ekwo in his wisdom adjourned the matter to 7th day of June 2021 instead
It is either the EFCC boss is oblivious of the above facts or he is simply whipping up public sentiments through media trial aimed at attracting public adulations by portraying himself as a working boss
The truth of the matter is that senator kalu’s retrial has already commenced and is pending in the federal high court Abuja presided by hon justice Inyang Ekwo and the EFCC boss should get himself abreast of the facts of the matter instead of playing to the gallery
Mr bawa should consult his lawyers to find out how a retrial can be held without an oder to that effect by a superior court of competent jurisdiction
In as much as we are not holding brief for senator kalu we are concerned as stakeholders and every well meaning Nigerian should be concerned about the constant media trial of senator kalu since the inception of his trial down to Ibrahim magu era and now to mr Adulrashed Bawa Regime
Senator kalu is an illustrious son of Abia, south East and Nigeria and we are as Concerned Abia professionals are very proud of him and his achievements.
We believe that he will be vindicated in this fresh trial just as he was vindicated the last time
Signed Dr Desmond ikeotuonye for Concerned Abia Professionals.