Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta North, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, has vowed to immediately appeal the Court of Appeal decision sentencing him to seven years in prison to the Supreme Court.
In a statement released in Abuja by his Media Unit, Nwaoboshi stated that they are confident that the Supreme Court will conduct a critical review of the judgment.
“The attention of SPON Media has been drawn to the news making the rounds about the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Lagos over a matter which EFCC filed against Chief, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, the Senator representing Delta North at the Senate,” the statement titled “COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT” read.
“It is not unusual to have judgements that astound the parties, depending on where the pendulum swings.
“The judgement, the news of which is in the media arose from an appeal by EFCC against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which discharged and acquitted Distinguished Senator & Co-Defendants at the trial level.
“Steps are being taken to challenge the Court of Appeal judgment immediately and we are confident that the Supreme Court will subject the judgment to critical review accordingly.”
