A former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has testified that he was directed to pay money from public funds to former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose.
Obanikor allegedly told the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, he paid the sum of $5 million to Fayose from the national security funds…
Read about Fayose’s case in court
Subsequently, the counsel to Mr Fayose, Kanu Agabi (SAN), applied for an adjournment to enable him to cross-examine Mr Obanikoro.
Subsequently, the presiding judge, Mojisola Olatoregun, adjourned the case to February 4,5 and 6, 2019.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had accused Fayose of benefitting from the five billion dollars slush funds allocated to the office of National Security Adviser by the Goodluck Jonathan administration.