yesterday, dismissed an application filed by Mr. Ayo
Fayose, former governor of the state, who had challenged the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, attempt
to try him.
Fayose, who is facing the charge of alleged mismanagement
of the sum of N1.2billion poultry project when he was
governor of the state, had sought the order of court to quash
the charges brought against him by the EFCC.
In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice Adamu Hobon,
described the application as an abuse of court process, saying
a similar application had been made earlier in the same case at
a Federal High court in Lagos State, noting that the
application was then dismissed.
The judge noted that the applicant had appealed the Lagos
ruling, noting that it would have been better the applicants
pursued the appeal pending at the Court of Appeal rather than
filing another application after a court of competent
jurisdiction had ruled on the same matter.
The judge therefore called on EFCC, represented by Mr.
Tayo Olukotun and the defendants to brace-up.
Hobon, therefore, fixed December 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2013 for the
commencement of hearing in the case.
Also, an Abeokuta High Court yesterday, adjourned till Feb.
6, 2014, continuation of proceedings in a criminal case
brought against former governor of Ogun, Chief Gbenga
Daniel.
The former governor was arraigned before the court by
EFCC for alleged fraudulent conversion of land and diversion
of public funds.
The trial judge, Justice Olarenwaju Mabekoje said that the
adjournment was to enable the Court of Appeal to deliver
judgment in an appeal on its ruling delivered on January 8.
Daniel filed the appeal at the Court of Appeal, Ibadan,
challenging the dismissal of his plea to quash counts 1-13 of
the 38 charges levelled against him by the EFCC in the
subsisting suit.
At the resumed hearing, counsel to Daniel, Mrs. Titilola
Akinlawon, informed the court that her client's appeal had
been argued at the Appeal Court and that judgment had been
reserved.
She pleaded for an adjournment to a date exceeding January
28, 2014, "when the judgment would have been given in
respect of the appeal.
The case was consequently adjourned till Feb. 6, 2014 for
continuation of trial.
Source: Vanguard
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