Supreme Court Orders Justice Abang To Continue Metuh’s Trial

The Supreme Court has ordered Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja to continue the hearing of the case against a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisah Metuh who was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on money laundering and fraud.

At a resumed hearing on Friday, a five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Ejembi Eko, on behalf of Justice Ogunbiyi, read a unanimous ruling where it dismissed Metuh’s application for an order of stay of proceedings of his trial before the Federal High Court.

Justice Abang has consequently scheduled the trial to continue on June 19 to deliver some interlocutory ruling. He had adjourned until the date to await the outcome of the Supreme Court’s ruling delivered on Friday.

Metuh’s application which was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Friday was anchored on his pending appeal before the court, which is challenging an earlier ruling of the appellate court that affirmed Justice Abang’s decision dismissing Metuh’s no-case submission.

The ex-PDP spokesman had through his application for stay of proceedings, urged the apex court to halt his trial before the Federal High Court pending the outcome of his appeal before the apex court on the no-case submission.