EFCC V FAYOSE: LAWYER PLEADS FOR TIME BECAUSE OF ELECTION

The issue of when to continue the trial of former Governor Ayo Fayose over alleged misappropriation of funds earmarked for poultry project during his tenure by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was almost stalled yesterday over when the adjourned date trial should be.
The stalemate arose because counsel to the former governor, Mr Ahmed Raji (SAN), drew the attention of the court to the fact that his client had become the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State. The issue generated a hot argument between Raji and the lawyer to EFCC, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) following the crossexamination of the two witnesses called by the EFCC.
The presiding judge, Justice Adamu Hobom, had asked the counsel to pick a date for adjournment after listening to the two witnesses. Raji told the court that his client, being a contestant in the coming election, would need time to concentrate on the electioneering.
Source: New Telegraph