Former Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose, marked his acquittal on money laundering and theft charges today by sharing a meal of amala with construction workers in Lagos.
The celebration followed a Federal High Court ruling that discharged Fayose of allegations involving N6.9 billion.
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke upheld a no-case submission from Fayose’s legal team, determining that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to establish a prima facie case or directly link him to the alleged crimes.
Fayose was initially arraigned in 2018 before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, with the case subsequently transferred to Justice Aneke.
The EFCC had accused the former Governor of receiving N1.2 billion for his 2014 governorship campaign and allegedly accepting $5 million in cash from former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, without proper financial institution channels.
A video by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, showed Fayose enjoying amala with site workers shortly after the judgment.
