Ondo State PDP Chairman, Campaign DG Regain Freedom
The chairman of Ondo
State People’s Democratic Party, Chief Clement Faboyede and the Campaign /
Director General of 2015 Presidential Campaign in the State, Mr. Adetokunbo
Modupe have been release on bail by Justice Hassan of Federal High Court Ikoyi.
Hassan who had listened
to the argument of both the prosecuting and the applicants/defendants counsels
last week, ruled today that the Faboyede and Modupe be admitted to bail while
hearing on the substantive suit continues on September 17, 2018.
In a thirteen minute
ruling, Justice Hassan gave the bail conditions to include one surety each
worth N50 million naira; or a civil servant on Grade Level 15 with landed
property within the jurisdiction if the court.
The judge also granted
the request of Barrister Eyitayo Jegede, SAN for the plaintiff to be released
to him on self recognition pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.
The duo were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) on June 29, 2018 for
money laundering by making withdrawal above five million naira on behalf of the
PDP during the 2015 presidential election.
Modupe who served as the State
Campaign DG/ Coordinator, was in his capacity, required to receive the election
logistics fund together with Faboyede, the party Chairman.
Since their arraignment, the
party has come in defence of the duo, claiming they had nothing to do with
party fund except for the simple role of acting as the recipient of logistics
fund which they handed over to the Finance Committee of the election.
They view the current arraignment
as a political persecution to weaken the opposition by the ruling party ahead
of the 2019 general election.
Particularly,
the leadership of the South West Zone of the PDP and the party’s Elders
Committee, decried what they described as the persecution of leaders of the
party in Ondo state.
Addressing
newsmen separately in Akure, last week, PDP’s National Vice Chairman, South
West, Dr. Eddy Olafeso and the state chairman of the party’s Elder Committee,
Prof Olu Agbi condemned the detention of
the state party leaders ahead of 2019 election.
According
to Agbi: “As Elders of the Party, we aware that the fund was sent to the
party by the National headquarters , it was duly collected on behalf of the
party by the duo and its disbursement to all the polling units was perfectly
administered.”
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