By Happiness Edeawe

The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has fixed December 12 for the hearing of an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, challenging the jurisdiction of the court.

Justice Rahman Oshodi fixed the date after his attention was drawn to a Court of Appeal ruling which ordered him to hear the application.

At the proceedings of April 29, Emefiele through his lawyer, Olalekan Ojo,  submitted that he cannot be tried in the high court of any state in Nigeria for alleged acts of abuse of his office as this raises the issue of constitutionality and legality.

The EFCC through its counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), had however countered this argument and asked Justice Oshodi not to defer or prevent the trial of the case as such approach was intended to negate Section 1 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.