NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING Our attention has been drawn to a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja this morning, wherein His Lordship, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen, gave a ruling on an application filed by an unregistered association known as Peace Movement Party. The public knows that by December 2025, the Nigeria Democratic Congress as an association complained of INEC’s refusal to register us as a political party, whereupon we proceeded to the Federal High Court. The Federal High Court upheld our constitutional right to freedom of association under the Constitution and compelled INEC to register us, which INEC did. Since then, we have started political activities, embarked on the registration of members, held congresses from ward to national levels, held conventions, and concluded primaries to all offices following INEC’s timetable. We have been fully participating in all INEC activities without let or hindrance. NDC also fielded candidates, and fully pa...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today friday,November 25,2016 arraigned the trio of Senator Adesewe Ogunlewe,former Works and Housing Minister and Pro Chancellor,Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta,FUNAB Prof. Olusola Oyewole,the Vice Chancellor and Mr Moses Olusola Oyewole,the Vice Chancellor and Mr Moses Olusola Ilesanmi,Bursar before Justice O.O Majekodunmi of the State High Court sitting at Abeokuta,Ogun State on an 18-count charge bordering on conspiracy,stealing,obtaining money by false pretence and abuse of office.They however pleaded not guilty to all the charges.In view of their plea,the prosecution counsel Bennedict Ubi and Festus Ojo asked the court to remand them in prison custody pending the commencement of trial.The defence counsel to the first,second and third defendants Wale Adesokan {SAN},Benjamin Ogunmodede and Lapite Ademola urge the court to admit them to bail having filed the various applications before the court.Having listened to the submissions of both counsel on the bail applications,Justice Majekodunmi granted the first and second defendants {Ogunlewe and Oyewole} bail in the sum of fifty million naira {N50m} with two sureties in like sum.Sureties must be house owners within the jurisdiction and one of them must be a civil servant on grade level 15.The defendants must submit their International Passports to the court Registrar.The court ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison custody pending the perfection of their bail conditions.Justice Majekodunmi adjourned ruling on the bail application of the third defendant till Monday 28th November and 16th,19th and 20th of December for the commencement of trial.More photos below.




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