The former governor is being tried alongside his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha; Aminu Wada Abubakar and their companies, Bamaina Holdings Limited and Speeds International Limited.
Mustapha Sule Lamido, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, has joined the Jigawa governorship race in the 2027 election.
Mr Saraki reiterated his commitment to the Peoples Democratic Party’s reconciliation process, calling for unity among party members ahead of the 2027 elections.
The case, now reassigned to Justice Peter Lifu, could not proceed due to the absence of the defendants in court.
The party said there was no cause for alarm. It insisted that the convention’s outcome remained legally intact and unshaken.
Justice Abubakar Umar, in a unanimous decision of a five-member panel of justices, held that the EFCC’s appeal was meritorious and sustained.
Mr George said, “If the other group rejects this golden opportunity for peace, we will proceed with the appeal.”
The judge stated that no political party should be allowed to profit from the violation of its own rule or the national constitution.
PDP’s size, which was the source of its pride, became the root of its decay, and its symbolic umbrella has been unable to weather the rain, not to speak of the storm
The judge then stood down the matter for several hours to allow the parties to regularise their processes.
