Justice Okon Abang, who made the order, also issued a bench warrant for his arrest “anywhere he is sighted by security agencies.”
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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, where Maina is facing 12 counts, made the remark in his ruling on Tuesday.
Justice Okon Abang gave the order when Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, failed to file a formal application to show cause why he should not forfeit the bail bond of N500 million deposed to on May 5 to stand as surety for Maina.
Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order in a ruling, also issued a bench warrant for Maina’s arrest anywhere he is sighted.
Justice Okon Abang who fixed the date, said that another date would be fixed for court to deliver judgment.
Justice Okon Abang, fixed the date after the prosecution counsel, Shuiabu Labaran told the court that although the business of the day was arraignment, not all the defendants were in court.
Ndume disclosed this while responding to Justice Okon Abang’s question on the whereabouts of the ex-pension reform boss.
The absence of the judge also hindered continuation of other matters, including the alleged N29 billion money laundering charges against former Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, scheduled for the day’s proceeding.
The News Agency of Nigeria had reported that the ongoing trial of Maina was on Monday hindered by the absence of the judge and the ex-pension reform boss.
Although Justice Abang and Maina were not in court for the day’s proceeding, Senator Ali Ndume, who is standing as surety for the ex-pension reformed boss, was in court.
Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the FHC sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, had in January transferred the case to the FHC, Abuja for trial and determination since majority of the defendants in the suit reside in the Federal Capital Territory.
Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that the plaintiff lacked locus standi to institute the case in view of the fact that they have not shown any special interest as to confer on them the locus to commence the suit against the respective parties.
Justice Okon Abang, who delivered the ruling after taking arguments from counsel to parties, also ordered the award of N500, 000 each in favour of 1st, 2nd and 7th defendants in the matter.
Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling on an ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/667/2013, brought by Counsel to JUSUN, Muheeb Komolafe, said the application, coming less than a month before the governorship election scheduled for September 19, was designed to cripple governance in the state.
Counsel to the EFCC, Farouq Abdullahi, told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the application was unmeritorious
Afam Osigwe, counsel to Maina, who pleaded with the judge during the proceeding, said securing a senator to stand as surety had become a difficult task for his client
Justice Okon Abang, who gave the ruling, admitted Maina to bail condition in the sum of N500 million with a surety in the like sum who must be a serving senator.
Nafisat Aliyu, younger sister to Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team, on Wednesday disowned a bank account opened in her name before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 12-count charge of operating fictitious bank accounts, corruption, fraud and money laundering, while his son faces a three-counts of money laundering, corruption and lack of full disclosure of asset.
Dangana, an Executive Assistant to the Financial Controller, ECOWAS Commission Secretariat, Abuja, is under prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a 15-count charge bordering on criminal diversion of funds, misappropriation and money laundering to the tune of over N587.7 million.