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December 23, 2019
ALagos High Court has dismissed an application for bail filed by convictedformer Abia Governor Orji Kalu pending the outcome of his appeal against his verdict.
JusticeMohammed Idris held that there is no solid ground for granting the application.He discountenanced the grounds of ill-health raised by Kalu, saying that he didnot prove that the diseases he mentioned were contagious.
Onthe grounds that the bail would enable Kalu to represent his constituency inthe Senate, the judge held that his constituents knew that he is on trial andstill voted him into power.
Arguinga bail application of Jones Udeogo, charged, convicted and jailed along withKalu, his counsel, S. E. Elema, SAN, urged the court to grant him bail ongrounds of ill-health. He said that Udeogo, the Commissioner of Finance in Abiaduring Kalu’s tenure as the governor, had tuberculosis and cancer.
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Counsel Adebisi Adeniyi,however, opposed the application. The case until January 17 for ruling on the bailapplication.