The commission said it could not diligently prosecute the case because of lack of fund, occasioned by the “delay in budget approval.” The commission had preferred the charges against the duo, accusing them of criminally conspiring to defraud the school, located in Ohadagadakara, Okene, of various sums. However, when the suit came up for hearing on Friday, counsel for the ICPC, Ayo Adepoju, was said to have sent a short message service (sms) to the court clerk, Ibrahim Sadiq, demanding for another adjournment. But the defence counsels, Yakubu Shuaibu and Tony Eghieye, however, opposed the move and asked the court to quash the charges, claiming that the commission was not ready to prosecute the case. Justice Josiah Majebi, of the court, however, granted objection to the application for adjournment of the case, which had already lasted more than two years. The court noted that for mere hearing of the application to prefer criminal charges against the accused persons, the prosecuting counsel had caused the case to drag for too long against the spirit of the administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and the Kogi State High Court Policy Direction, which frowned at delaying hearing of criminal cases. Majebi warned that seeking adjournments on frivolous grounds or refusal by counsel to appear in court without cogent reasons would no longer be tolerated by the court.]]>