Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday adjourned the hearing in the report of the plea bargain between former Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) till July 25.
The commission had arraigned the former governor and three others for alleged N29 billion fraud.
The EFCC alleged that Nyako and his son, Abdulaziz, connived with two other defendants – Zulkifikk Abba and Abubakar Aliyu – to divert the funds from the Adamawa State treasury.
The defendants were alleged to have diverted the funds between 2011 and 2014 using five companies.
The companies were listed as Blue Opal Limited, Sebore Farms & Extension Limited, Pagoda Fortunes Limited, Tower Assets Management Limited, and Crust Energy Limited.
At the resumed hearing, the EFCC lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), informed the court that following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), was unable to meet with other parties to resolve outstanding issues in the settlement.
Jacobs added that AGF had directed him to request a short adjournment.
Mr. Mathew Onoja, who appeared for Nyako and other defence counsel, did not object to the application for an adjournment.
Justice Lifu said since none of the defence counsel objected to the request for adjournment, he would grant it.