Danjuma Goje, lawmaker representing
Gombe Central at the Senate has explained why corruption charges
preferred against him by the federal government was withdrawn.
Mr
Goje whose trial has been going on since 2010 for looting over N5
billion when he held sway as governor of the state, saw the end in sight
of the corruption charges against him after meeting President Muhammadu
Buhari who asked him to shield his Senate Presidency ambition.
Mr
Buhari after a meeting with the former governor asked the latter to
step down for the preferred candidate of the ruling All Progressive
Congress (APC) Ahmed Lawan for the top job. He did and days after, the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) handed over the trial
that has been going on for over eight years to the office of the
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).
At the next
sitting last month, a legal representative from the office of the AGF
told the court they were unwilling to continue with the trial and it was
struck out.
Explaining why the trial was withdrawn, in a
statement signed by Paul Erokoro (SAN), the lawmaker said it was because
the charges against him were an embarrassing triviality.
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