The ex-Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha and six others who were to be arraign on Tuesday was aborted due to his absence in court.
Okorocha was to be arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja today, with the others on a 17-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Other defendants in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/28/2021 are: Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited.
Okorocha, who represents Imo West Senatorial District, is said to have worked with the other defendants to divert public funds estimated at about N2.9 billion.
At the mention of the case on Tuesday, all the other defendants were present in court only Senator Okorocha was absent.
However, the prosecution, Cosmas Ugwu, told the court that the 1st defendant, Rochas Okorocha, was not in court because he had not been served with the charge.
