Court sets aside judgement against Ekiti council chairman
Justice Ayo Daramola, who is also the Chief Judge of the State, therefore set aside the twelve months conviction of the appellant and the forty thousand Naira imposed in lieu of imprisonment.
The Court ruled that the appeal filed by Taye Fasuba against the State of Ekiti with appeal No HAD/5CA/ 2019 has merit and was thereby allowed. Fasuba was found guilty of two of the three counts charged against him, being dissatisfied with the judgment of the trial Court, the appellant filed a notice of appeal to the Ekiti State High Court stating seven grounds of complaint challenging the judgment of the lower Court that convicted the appellant.
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