advertisementA Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to observe the last 10 days of Ramadan. Naija News reports that Justice Emeka Nwite granted the request following a motion filed by the ex-governor’s counsel, Joseph Daudu (SAN). Ruling on the motion, Justice Nwite held that, since the prosecution did not oppose the request, the court had no reason to deny it. Story continues below advertisement“Hence, the defendant shall only spend 10 days in the Holy Land, which shall commence on March 13,” the judge ruled. Yahaya Bello is facing prosecution by the EFCC over allegations bordering on financial mismanagement during his tenure as governor of Kogi State.