ABEOKUTA— Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State and Vice-Chairman of Omoilu Foundation, Alhaji Muniru Idris, has faulted media reports of last Tuesday’s court proceedings in the trial of the State PDP Chairman, Chief Dayo Soremi and four others.

The others on trial are the Secretary of the party, Alhaji Semiu Shodipo; Agbeja Olokun, Abiodun Taiwo and Olufemi Dehinsilu.

They are standing trial over alleged forgery of Mr. Dave Salako’s signature to aid his substitution as candidate for Remo Federal Constituency in the last general elections.

Idris claimed that in a subtle move to circumvent the directive of the magistrate, Oyebola Oyewunmi, that parties should desist from further publications on the matter, he alleged that one of the parties influenced the publication of biased reports of the court proceedings.

He argued that contrary to reports that the court rejected a copy of the forensic report that the Defence counsel, Mr. Ajibola Oluyede, sought to tender, the court merely said since it was in possession of the original copy of the forensic report, it had better be guided by it.

His words: “Based on this, the Defence counsel, Oluyede, prayed the court to admit the original copy of the forensic report in evidence. The Prosecution counsel, Simon Lough, objected and the court adjourned till August 30 to rule on whether or not to admit it.”