Ubah and his firm,
Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date following Ubah's second consecutive absence in court.
The Federal Government, which is prosecuting the matter, told the judge that it had been unable to serve the defendants their
Its lawyer,
The defendants were scheduled for arraignment last
When the case was mentioned yesterday, Adegoke argued an ex parte application seeking permission for the court's bailiff to serve Uba the charge through his lawyer, Dr.
Adegoke's application was supported by an affidavit sworn to by
The affidavit averred that Haleemah tried to effect service of the charge on Ubah personally in December, 2019, at
He had been been evading service since then, Haleemah said.
In a short ruling, Judge Oweibo granted Adegoke's prayer.
He ordered that Uba should be served though Agbakoba and adjourned till
But a lawyer who said he held the brief for
Last
He also told the court that a mediation move was ongoing to resolve the matter out court 'since it is all about money'.
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