Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the trial of former Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose to
The politician and his company, Spotless Investment Limited are being prosecuted over an alleged N6.9 billion fraud.
During cross-examination by counsel to the second defendant, Olakekan Ojo, SAN, he narrated how N2.2 billion was budgeted for the 2014 Ekiti governorship poll by the NSA’s Office. The former Minister of State for Defence however distanced himself from Silver’s daily operations and denied being a signatory.
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