THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is accusing a former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano, of fraud and wants the Federal High Court in Abuja to try him.
The anti-graft agency on January 24, brought nine counts charge of alleged money laundering of N4bn against the ex-governor.
However, Obiano’s lawyer Onyechi Ikpeazu objected to the court’s authority to handle the case and filed a motion to challenge it.
He asked the court to decide on his motion before starting the trial.
The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, agreed to hear the motion on March 7, 2024, and adjourned the case.
According to the EFCC, Obiano misused N4,008,573,350 of Anambra State’s security funds while he was the governor from 2014 to 2022.
They claimed that he secretly moved N1.2bn from the state security vote account to another account owned by Moment of Peace Ventures, a company that had no dealings with the state.
Obiano pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
