The Supreme Court of Nigeria today quashed all charges of corruption
earlier leveled against PDP Chieftain and close pal of former president
Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Bode George. The Supreme Court Judges headed
by Justice Afolabi Fabiyi while passing
their verdict said the charges of contract splitting brought against Mr
Bode George by the EFCC was unknown to the law at the time he was
convicted of the crime.
A Lagos high court judge, Justice
Joseph Olubunmi Oyewole on Oct 2009 convicted Chief Bode George and 5
others for corruption and diversion of funds totalling N84billion when
they served on the board of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. He was
sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and was released Feb 26 2011. So now, he's no longer an ex-convict.
