Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has withdrawn three applications previously filed in his ongoing corruption case before the Kaduna State High Court.
The development emerged during proceedings on Wednesday before Justice Darius Khobo, as El-Rufai’s new lead counsel, Paul Erokoro (SAN), informed the court of the decision to discontinue the applications and replace them with a fresh filing.
Addressing the court, Erokoro explained that he recently assumed responsibility for the case and had reviewed the applications earlier submitted by the defence team. He said he was unable to proceed with some of the arguments and language contained in those documents.
The senior lawyer apologised to the court and described the applications as “combative in nature.”
According to him, after examining the filings, he considered it necessary to withdraw them and prepare a new application that would better reflect the position of the defence.
Erokoro also requested additional time to finalise and properly file the
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