The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, admitted former power minister Saleh Mamman to a N10 billion bail with two sureties.
The U.S. government recently expressed concern that Mr Tinubu is continuing the massive corruption trend of his predecessors.
The judge adjourned the matter until October 23 and 24 for the hearing of the preliminary objection and the main charge.
Justice James Omotosho gave the order after Mr Mamman pleaded not guilty to a 12-count amended charge bordering on money laundering offences.
An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced the country’s former agriculture minister, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, to 10 years in jail for corruption.
“We have declared him wanted, and he is still wanted,” Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, told Peoples Gazette on Thursday.
Mr Fortenberry resigned from the House of Representatives in March 2022 after he was initially charged in California.
Mr Onyeaka told the court that his client had taken steps toward settling the matter.
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Lawmakers said the investigative hearing aimed to uncover the truth and not witch-hunting the minister and the officials of the ministry.
