KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment):The genesis of this appeal stems from the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Chukwu J. delivered on 7 November, 2014 in Charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/177/2009 in which he overruled several "No Case Submissions" made by learned counsel for the appellant and six others standing trial in an amended 79 count charge for fraud and embezzlement of public funds. The trial Judge had earlier ruled on 26 November, 2012 on the consolidated preliminary objections on the issue of jurisdiction.
The appellant appealed against the ruling to the Court of Appeal, Abuja which delivered its judgment on 8 December, 2015 upholding the ruling of the learned trial Judge and dismissing the appeal. The lower Court ordered the appellant to proceed to enter his defence. The appellant felt dissatisfied with the judgment of the Court below and further appealed to this Court. The Notice of Appeal containing 5 grounds of appeal is dated 15 Decem…