Moves by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to transfer the trial of the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, from Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos to another judge may have failed as the trial continued today, with the 11th prosecution witness, Mr. Sunday Alade telling the court how the N1.2 billion allegedly given to former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose from the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) was moved to the state.

A Seventh Prosecution Witness, Mr Kennedy Osunwa, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he was engaged to prepare a Deed of Assignment with respect to a property lying at 100, Tiamiyu Savage, Victoria Island, Lagos.

A fifth prosecution witness, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, in the ongoing fraud trial against former Gov. Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday said that he was informed two years ago that his late Special Assistant (SA), Justin Erukaa, died in an accident.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday admitted in evidence an  extra judicial statement of a dead man, Justin Erukaa, in the trial of former Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti facing charges of N6.9 bilion fraud.

Dr Peter Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has taken a swipe at Ibikunle Amosun, the incumbent governor of Ogun, over the yet to be declared election result.

Former governor Ayodele Fayose, yesterday lost his unit at Afao Ekiti in Irepodun Ifelodun local government area of the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Assembly election.

Mr Ayodeji Adu, a Special Assistant on Local Government Affairs under the Ayo Fayose administration in Ekiti, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose has congratulated and commended Nigerians for the courage to stand against what he described as “gun-point democracy,” describing the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the last Saturday’s presidential
election as one which was secured “at the barrel of the gun” and deserving no celebration by the winner.

Former Ekiti State Governor and South West Coordinator for Atiku/Obi Campaign Council, Chief Ayodele Fayose has said he was confident of his party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar winning today’s election.

LAGOS—A Federal  High Court in Lagos, yesterday, threatened to order the arrest of former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro for being absent in court.