Former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, will be re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for 38 counts of abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds before Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje of the State High Court, Abeokuta on Monday (today).
Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that the decision to re-arraign Daniel followed the request granted by Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Tokunbo Olopade, to the EFCC to prefer information against Daniel.
A notice by the Chief Judge read, “I hereby give my consent to the Federal Government of Nigeria to prefer information against the above-named accused person.”
The spokesperson for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, had aid, “The EFCC had through its counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, filed an application for leave to prefer an information under section 340 (2) (b) of the criminal procedure laws of Ogun State 2006, charge No. EFCC/01/2012, Federal Republic of Nigeria vs. Otunba Justus Olugbenga Daniel.”
The notice, which was said to have been dated March 30, 2012 and signed by the Chief Judge, had given the FG the go-ahead to arraign the former governor Read More
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