By Nathaniel Zaccheaus
A former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, explained that he did not appear in court on Tuesday when his case came up for hearing because he was not served.
A federal high court in Abuja had, following the absence of Okorocha fixed March 28 for the arraignment of the Senator representing Imo west, over allegations of N5.7bn fraud.
But Okorocha who spoke with journalists in Abuja said he was not served any court process, hence his absence.
He, however, said 4th of April 2022 had been fixed by the Court for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC to explain why the need to set aside their judgement which decried unlawful, investigation on a matter relating to myself.
He said, “The matter could not hold because I was never served. And believe that the Port Harcourt issue will first be thrashed.
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“What the means is that on the fourth of April , the EFCC will be in court to tell the court on why the court should change their decision on the order and judgement against the EFCC concerning the Investigation which the court considers unlawful and illegal.
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on January 31, filed a 17-count charge against the former Imo governor before a federal high court in Abuja.
The charge against Okorocha came hours after he formally declared his ambition to run for president.
According to the EFCC, the former Imo governor allegedly conspired with others, including a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and five companies, to steal N2.9bn public funds.
