CSOs task FG on appointment of new accountant-general
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, yesterday, admitted former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, to a N5 billion bail bond with two sureties.

Others co-defendants in the alleged N109 billion fraud suit were admitted to N2 billion bail with two sureties. They are Godfrey Olusegun Akindele and Mohammed Kudu Usman, the second and third defendants.

The court held that one of the sureties for the first defendant (Idris) must be a permanent secretary and the second, a director.

For the second and third defendants, the court held that the sureties must be directors.

Justice Jadesola Adeyemi-Ajayi while ruling on the bail application, acknowledged that the allegations notwithstanding, the accused were entitled to bail.

According to the judge, the reprieve is admitted upon the terms and conditions given to them in their previous administrative bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The court warned that the defendants should not travel out of the FCT, warning that if they attempt without authorisation, their bail application would be revoked.

The presiding judge, subsequently, adjourned to August 10 for continuation of trial.

THIS is even as Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) called on President Muhammadu Buhari, Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) and Head of Civil Service of the Federation to speedily appoint a new accountant-general.

The body’s president, Comrade Dominic Ogakwu, who made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja, maintained that the role of the AGF could not be over-emphasised, as Nigeria faces “crippling challenges” that have virtually led to empty treasury.