Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, Tuesday pleaded not guilty to alleged fraud after he was re-arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Fayose, who was arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, was also charged alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd for the N6.9 billion fraud case. The judge granted the request but ordered Fayose to return the passport to the court registrar on or before September 16. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Fayose on October 2018 for an alleged fraud of N2.2billion before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, six days after he completed his tenure as governor. He was arraigned alongside his firm, Spotless Limited, on 11 counts bordering on criminal breach of trust, theft and money laundering.

Source: The Guardian July 02, 2019 14:26 UTC