Emefiele's arraignment shifted indefinitel *As the suspended CBN boss settles for plea bargain

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By Iheanyi Chukwudi

The scheduled arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been stalled amid indications that he has embraced the plea bargain policy.

Emefiele who was suspended, arrested and detained in the first week of President Nola Ahmed Tinubu's administration was expected to be arraigned on alleged N6.9 billion breach of procurement laws and contract inflation.

But the arraignment on a 20-count charges fixed for Wednesday August 23 by an Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja High Court, did not take place as it was not slated on the cause list.

Newsmen however, gathered from reliable sources at the court room that the arraignment was shifted at the instance of the defendant, Emefiele.

It was also gathered authoritatively that the detained CBN boss, Emefiele and his-co accused, Saadat Yaro, have opted for a plea bargain policy with the Federal Government.

Emefiele's lawyer, Kehinde Akinlolu (SAN) confirmed the shift in the arraignment adding that a new date may likely be issued by the Chief Judge, Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf.