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<p>The Counsel to the former Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Paul Erokoro (SAN), has apologized to the State High Court sitting in Kaduna on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The counsel sought the court permission to discontinue the three applications earlier filed by the defendant&#8217;s legal team.</p>
<p>Erokoro has also filled a fresh application in the ongoing corrupt allegation instituted against El-rufai by the Federal Government of Nigeria.</p><div class="MS5a2VVA" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>As the sitting continues before Justice Darius Khobo, El-Rufai&#8217;s lawyer, in his submissions admitted that the pending applications are combative in nature.</p>
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<p>While apologizing for bothering the court, he mentioned that he could not adopt some of the languages used in the applications earlier filed by the legal team of the defendant.</p>
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<p>Erokoro who just took over the case, explained that he had studied all the applications filed earlier, but due to their confrontational nature, hence the need to file a fresh application.</p>
<p>He pleaded for more time to file a new application, just as he sought the permission to withdraw the three pending applications earlier filed.</p>
<p>While fielding questions from journalists shortly after the court sitting, one of the prosecution counsels, Ibrahim Muktar explained that between the adjourned day till date, two more applications were filed on the same issue, asking the judge to requise himself.</p>
<p>Muktar who frowned at the filling of fresh application by El-Rufai&#8217;s new counsel, described such action as a delay method, adding that as prosecutors, and in the interest of justice, they have a duty to prosecute without any delay.</p>
<p>He explained further that the matter came up on the 6th of July for hearing with all the witnesses ready, however, the defense&#8217;s counsel filed an application with other series of applications aiming at frustrating the trial.</p>
<p>&#8220;Charge has been filed, prosecution is ready, defense is bringing multiple application and that is what is destroying the time, frustrating the prosecution from commencing the trial, we would have gone far if not because of these applications,&#8221; the counsel explained.</p>
<p>Following the plea by El-Rufai&#8217;s new counsel for more time to file a new application, the case has been adjourned to 22nd day of July,2026 for hearing.</p>
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