The trial of Omoyele Sowore, a former Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, on allegations of treasonable felony was postponed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
The trial was delayed due to the absence of the judge, Justice Emeka Nwite.
Sowore had been accused by the Federal Government of treason following his call for protest tagged #RevolutionNow on August 5, 2019.
Although Sowore was present in court on Tuesday, the matter could not proceed as the judge was on national assignment in another jurisdiction of the court.
Sowore’s counsel, Mr Marshall Abubakar, had to take a new date, February 14, 2024, for a hearing.
During the last adjourned date on November 15th, Justice Nwite had threatened to dismiss a four-year-long case if the government failed to comply with the court’s order to serve the charge on the second defendant.
The prosecuting counsel, Ms Mariam Okorie, stated that she was not aware if the second defendant, Olawale Bakare, had been served with the notice.
Counsel to Sowore, Abubakar, had informed the court that the prosecution team was only trying to frustrate his client by not serving the second defendant the hearing notice for him to appear in court.
Abubakar had written a letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice requesting that the charge be severed so that Sowore could take his plea and stand trial alone.
The prosecutor also informed the court that they had written to the minister and would have to wait for the minister’s response to know the next line of action.
