Jonathan gave Fayose $37m to defeat Fayemi – PDP secretary

Embattled Secretary of the Ekiti state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party Dr. Temitope Aluko, has alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan gave Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, $37m cash to prosecute the June 21, 2014, governorship election in the state.

 

Aluko said the money was effectively used to defeat the then Governor of the State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who was the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

 

He spoke with reporters in Abuja on Sunday.

 

Aluko, who said he was part of the team that prosecuted the election and also added that he was the chairman of the Intelligence, security committee  for the campaign.

 

Beside, he said he handled the waiver Fayose got from the PDP at the national level to enable him qualify to take part in the governorship primary.

 

To further buttress important roles he played in the emergence of Fayose, Aluko also said he delivered the congresses that produced Fayose and was also the governor’s principal witness at the Election Petition Tribunal.

 

He said Jonathan initially gave Fayose $2m in March 2014 for the primary election and that this money was collected at the NNPC Towers, Abuja.

 

Aluko said, “It was about $35m dollars which is about N4.7bn he gave us for the real election and for the primaries, he released 2 million dollars to Fayose.

 

“I have details for all I am saying and I was present when they brought the money and it was Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro that brought the money, the 35 million dollars which he delivered to Fayose at Spotless Hotel.

 

“I can name eight people that were there. We were all there because he said he will want us to take delivery so that there will be transparency and accountability.

Driver, 58, in court for allegedly defiling a minor

A 58-year-old driver, Emmanuel Egejuru was on Monday arraigned in an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl. The accused, a resident of No. 10, Mutiu St., Ipaja, Lagos, is charged with defilement contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The law prescribes life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of the offence of defilement. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Mrs Mosunmola Balogun told the Court that the accused committed the offence on Feb. 22, 2015 at his residence.
She said the accused, a father of five, accosted the victim (name withheld) who is his neighbour, when she went to use the toilet. “He over powered the child and had unlawful sexual intercourse with her in the toilet,’’ she said.
Justice Sedotan Ogunsanya granted the accused bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum. She adjourned the case till March 23 for trial.