Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Friday (today) arraign Chris Ngige, a former Anambra governor over alleged N2.2 billion fraud.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Ngige, a former minister of labour and employment, was arrested by the EFCC on Wednesday in Abuja and that the anti-graft agency would file charges against the politician on Thursday.

This newspaper reliably gathered on Thursday that the former governor would be arraigned before the Gwarinpa Division of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on Friday.

Mr Ngige served as the governor of Anambra State under the PDP platform from 29 May 2003 to 17 March 2006.

He later served as Nigeria's minister of labour and emplo...