Kalu, who represents Abia North in the Senate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had been away for six months.
Kalu pledged better days for his constituents while speaking with newsmen shortly after his arrival at the National Assembly Complex.
The Senate Whip and ex-Abia governor said his goal was to complete the task he had not attended to in the last six months.
PerSecondNews recalls that Kalu was sentenced to 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion fraud by a Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris on Dec. 5, 2019.
But the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel led by Justice Amina Augie, on May 8 this year, held that the Federal High Court in Lagos acted without jurisdiction when it convicted Kalu, his firm — Slok Nigeria Ltd and a former Director of Finance in Abia State, Jones Udeogu, in December last year.
The verdict of the apex court was not categorical on whether Kalu should be released from prison or not and his lawyers decided to approach a Federal High Court in Lagos for the interpretation of the judgment
Kalu, who represents Abia North in the Senate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had been away for six months.
Kalu pledged better days for his constituents while speaking with newsmen shortly after his arrival at the National Assembly Complex.
The Senate Whip and ex-Abia governor said his goal was to complete the task he had not attended to in the last six months.
PerSecondNews recalls that Kalu was sentenced to 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion fraud by a Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris on Dec. 5, 2019.
But the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a seven-member panel led by Justice Amina Augie, on May 8 this year, held that the Federal High Court in Lagos acted without jurisdiction when it convicted Kalu, his firm — Slok Nigeria Ltd and a former Director of Finance in Abia State, Jones Udeogu, in December last year.
The verdict of the apex court was not categorical on whether Kalu should be released from prison or not and his lawyers decided to approach a Federal High Court in Lagos for the interpretation of the judgment
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