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A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, granted the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, bail, after his re-arraignment before Justice Chukwujekwe Aneke by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
While moving the application for bail, counsel to the first defendant Ola Olaonipekun, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who also held brief for the second defendant due to absence of its counsel, Olalekan Ojo, informed the court that the former judge prosecuting the case justice Mojisola Olatoregun and the prosecution had had no reason to complain about the defendant since the trial commenced.
He asked that the defendant be granted bail on the same terms as was granted before Justice Olatoregun.
Olanipekun informed the court that the defense was waiting for approval to move the motion before applying to amend the dates.
Justice Aneke subsequently adjourned the matter to September 16-19 and October 21-25, for trial.
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He also granted the application of the defendant to travel for medical check-up and ordered that he should return on or before September 16, for his trial.
Fayose, along with his company, Spotless Ltd were re-arraigned on an 11 count charge bordering on money laundering of an amount totaling N6.9billion.