BREAKING: Emefiele Loses Bid To Stop Trial As Judge Refuses To Recuse Self

The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been charged with corruption and the Special Offences Court in Lagos has refused to hear the allegations.

Justice Rahman Oshodi on Wednesday rejected his request to recuse himself from the case, arguing that the allegations against him were unsupported.

The court cited a variety of legal authorities, arguing that judicial bias does not support a disqualification or recusal, and that it must be based on some form of legal reasoning.

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The judge later determined that the recusal request was unsupported, and he responded by refusing to do so.

At the last sitting of the court on Monday, Emefiele, through his lead counsel, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), had requested that Justice Oshodi step down from the proceedings.

Source: Channels TV