A lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, representing the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abulrasheed Maina, in his ongoing trial for money laundering, has applied to withdraw from the case.
Adedipe, who is representing Maina’s company, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd, informed the Court of his intention to withdraw at the resumption of proceedings this Wednesday.
He also apologized to the court for not showing up at the last proceeding, which he attributed to a breach in financial agreement by his client.
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The trial Judge, Justice Okon Abang, who at the last sitting, held that, by being absent in court, Adedipe has abandoned proceedings.
Editor: Abaje Usekwe