The trial of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and four others at the Federal High Court, Benin, suffered a set back as Court failed to sit.

The Court, however, adjourned the case to July 7, for hearing.

Other defendants in the suit are; a former Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, state chairman of the party, Tony Aziegbemi; a former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Lucky Imasuen, and Efe Erimuoghae Anthony.

The defendant were to appear before Justice M. Umar over a case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), bordering on an eight-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N700 million meant to prosecute the 2015 general election.

The EFCC, in Suit No. FHC/BE21C/2016, said Ize-Iyamu and four others allegedly received public funds illegally to the tune of N700 million for the purpose of the 2015 general election, contrary to the provisions of the EFCC Act and the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.

The EFCC further alleged that the defendants conspired among themselves to commit the offence in March, 2015, and took possession and control of the funds without any contract award.

The Court had, on June 18, 2020, validated the corruption charges against the defendants and adjourned the case to July 02, for further hearing.

At the resumed hearing Thursday, the Court could not sit due to undisclosed reasons but it was observed that some of the defendants and their counsel were around the Court premises.

Speaking to journalists, Pascal Ugbomhe, Counsel to the PDP chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, said the case had been adjourned till July 7, 2020.

When asked the reason for its adjournment, he said: “It is a normal occurrence in court duties.

“It’s nothing unusual to adjourn matters.

He added: “The defendants and counsel have been in court since about 8am and the Court officials only informed us that the matter has been adjourned to 7th of July,”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/n700m-fraud-trial-of-edo-apc-governorship-candidate-suffers-setback.html

He is now in APC, so he is innocent until proven guilty but when he was in PDP, he was guilty until proven innocent.

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Money is changing hands. What a useless country. Is ize-iyamu not supposed to be in jail by now?? Corrupt idiots wanting to be Governor

Event of 2015 is what they are still battling in the Court and the case has not even started properly. Nigeria judiciary & the Lawyers are part of the problem of Nigeria. It is high time for Judges to put a time frame for cases before them so as to round up their cases on time

That's how the case will be suffering injury ( setback), tillvit will enter coma(immunity) and then die naturally .
Well, at least, they keeping him busy for campaign period to be over.

why will it nt suffer set back...

It is a phenomenon beyond human comprehension how certain group of people who work and pray, day and night, that APC fails in all their endeavours , turn around to demand that the presidential ticket of the same party be given them.

They're so shameless they cant even hide their motive, a motive that would see to the dismemberment of the ruling party and the ascension of their party of Tax Collectors to the center.

They call others cowards, have laboured for 22 years under the unbrella, yet can't summon the courage to make demands on the party, the same demand someone who only decamped to the party two weeks earlier, made and was granted.

I couldn't really care less what transpires on Edo state, my concern is over a people desperately trying to harvest from a farm upon which they indiscriminately spray herbicides. It wont work!

APC using their usual delay tactics.

Go and ask Orji Uzor Kalu, one day the judgement will come and it will end in TEARS

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It is a phenomenon beyond human comprehension how certain group of people who work and pray, day and night, that APC fails in all their endeavours , turn around to demand that the presidential ticket of the same party be given them.

They're so shameless they cant even hide their motive, a motive that would see to the dismemberment of the ruling party and the ascension of their party of Tax Collectors to the center.

They call others cowards, have laboured for 22 years under the unbrella, yet can't summon the courage to make demands on the party, the same demand someone who only decamped to the party two weeks earlier, made and was granted.

I couldn't really care less what transpires on Edo state, my concern is over a people desperately trying to harvest from a farm upon which they indiscriminately spray herbicides. It wont work!

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shatap there
trash trash trash

it has always been there.......Na only God know wetin de happen for this country!