A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has withdrawn three applications earlier filed in his ongoing corruption case before the Kaduna State High Court.
themomentng reports that his new counsel, Paul Erokoro (SAN), also apologised to the court over the language used in the applications, describing the filings as unnecessarily confrontational.
The development occurred during Wednesday’s proceedings before Justice Darius Khobo.
Erokoro, who recently took over El-Rufai’s defence, sought the court’s permission to withdraw the three applications and informed the judge that a fresh one had been filed.
The senior lawyer told the court that he reviewed the pending applications after taking over the case and found some of the language unsuitable.
He described the motions as “combative in nature” and said he could not adopt some of the expressions used by the previous defence team.
Erokoro consequently apologised to the court and explained that he had decided to replace the applications with a fresh filing.
He also requested additional time to complete the new process and prepare for its hearing.
