BREAKING: Tension As Speaker, 2 Others, Appear In Court, Details Emerge
- The speaker of the Ondo state house of assembly, Bamidele Oloyelogun, has been compelled to answer N2.4 million corruption charges filed against him by the EFCC
- Oloyelogun has approached the court for a preliminary injunction against the EFCC, adding that the anti-graft agency did not have the jurisdiction to interfere in the finances of the state
- However, the state high court dismissed the preliminary injunction and ordered that the speaker, one other lawmaker and a civil servant should appear before the court for the allegation
Akure, Ondo - Bamidele Olayelogun, the speaker of the Ondo state house of assembly, has been compelled to appear before the state high court over corruption charges metted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The court compelled the lawmaker to appear before it after stiking out a preliminary objection filed by Olayelogun before the court to prevent him from being tried, Daily Independent reported.
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The speaker was in court on Wednesday, February 22, to listen to the court's decision on the preliminary objection.
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Oloyelogun, one other lawmaker and a civil servant were accused of helping themselves with N2.4m meant for the state assembly.
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In his judgment, Justice Adegboyega Adebusoye, order that the defendants should be arraigned on April 24 and 25 while dismissing the preliminary objected the speaker had filed.
The EFCC had brought Oloyelogun, Felemu-Gudu Bankole, who is a member of the house and Segun Oyadeyi, a civil servant, before the court over alleged misappropriation of N2.4 million meant for the state house of assembly.
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The speaker and others were accused of misappropriating the fund which was budgeted for a seminar meant to hold in Lagos.
In the objection filed, the lawmakers argued that matters affecting the finances and assets of the Ondo state government is outside the jurisdiction of the anti-graft agence.
Their argument is based on the fact that there is a subsisting law of the state assembly that tackled corruption allegations in the state.
EFCC releases Okupe, apologizes to Labour Party chieftain, gives reason
Legit.ng earlier reported that Doyin Okupe, a former DG of Peter Obi presidential campaign council, has revealed that he was detained and released on Thursday.
The Labour Party chieftain said senior officers of the EFCC in Lagos and Abuja who detained him have apologised for the error.
Okupe was arrested on Thursday by the DSS on the request of the EFCC and later handed over to the anti-graft agency.
Source: Legit.ng
