Ayo Fayose
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday
re-arraigned former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose for alleged money
laundering, even as the court granted his application to travel
abroad for medical treatment.
The
trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, also ordered the release
of Fayose's international passport and that the passport be returned
to the court on September 16, 2019.
The
re-arraignment followed the re-assignment of the case to Justice
Chukwujekwu Aneke after the prosecution expressed loss of confidence
in Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, who was previously handling it.
EFCC
counsel, Mr. S. A. Adewale had told the court last Friday that the
prosecution was not ready for the arraignment, prompting the
adjournment of the matter till today.
Fayose
was arraigned alongside a company, Spotless Investment
Limited today, on the same 11 counts, with which he was charged
by the EFCC on October 22, 2018,
He
pleaded not guilty to all the charges and his counsel, Ola Olanipekun
(SAN) applied that he should be allowed to continue to enjoy the
bail earlier granted by Justice Olatoregun, to which the EFCC
counsel, Adebisi Adeniyi raised no objection.
Justice
Aneke consequently admitted the former governor to bail in the terms
and conditions earlier granted by Justice Olatoregun.
The
trial was adjourned till September 16, 17, 18 and 19 as well as
October 21 to 25, 2019.
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