Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, stormed the Plateau State High Court in Jos on Wednesday, where a former governor of the state, Jonah Jang, was being charged.
Jang is on trial along Yusuf Pam, an ex-cashier in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the State, on alleged N6.3bn fraud allegations brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The two accused were initially charged in March 2018 before Justice Daniel Longji on 17 counts of criminal breach of trust and theft of public funds, however, they have since pled not guilty to the accusations.
The case is currently before Justice Christy Dabup who started hearing on the matter afresh following the retirement of Justice Longji in December 2019, after hearing the matter 34 times.
Wike, clad in a dark blue suit with a white shirt underneath, arrived the court premises at 9:50 am in company with other Peoples Democratic Party chieftains and moved straight to courtroom where the trial was already in progress.
Counsel for Jang, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), told the judge that the Rivers State Governor was in the court to witness the trial of his client.
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