The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in last year’s governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was yesterday granted a N2 m
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in last year’s governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was yesterday granted a N2 million bail. He was arraigned by the police before a Magistrate Court in Mpape, Abuja on a fresh five-count charge.
In the new charge, the senator is accused of making false claims in respect of his academic credentials and forging same. He is also accused of submitting the said forged credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) when he contested senatorial election in 2017 and governorship in 2018 on the platform of the PDP.
A similar charge pending before the Federal High Court, Abuja, in which Adeleke is currently being tried with four others, was instituted by the police. Adeleke pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him, following which Magistrate Muhammed Suberu granted him bail at N2million with one surety, who must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
The Magistrate also granted Adeleke permission to travel abroad to attend to his health as earlier granted by a Federal High Court in Abuja and a High Court of Osun State in Ikirun. Adeleke’s lawyer, Adetosoye Adebiyi had, while making oral application for bail, tendered two orders made on May 3 and 6 this year by the Federal High Court, Abuja and Osun High Court, Ikirun, granting permission to the defendant to travel on health ground.
