The defence prayed the judge to recuse himself from the suit because she was a former head of legal in the EFCC.
A judge of the Lagos Divison of the Federal High Court, Muslim Hassan, on Wednesday refused to withdraw from the trial involving two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party over N650 million fraud.
The defence’s motion prayed the judge to recuse himself from the suit, premised on allegations of bias of having been a former head of legal in the EFCC.Delivering his ruling on Wednesday, the court highlighted all the arguments and counter-arguments as canvassed by counsel to the defendants and prosecution, as well as their respective submissions.
“The main issue in contention is can that be sufficient reason or proof of bias against the second and third defendants? These allegations raised are spurious and lacks any substance. “I agree with learned counsel for the prosecution, that judges of superior courts of record, swear to an oath of allegiance to be just and fair, and cannot be disqualified from presiding over cases by mere allegations that the judge once worked in an organisation.
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