- The speaker of the Ondo state house of assembly, Bamidele Oloyelogun, has been compelled to answer N2.4 million corruption charges filed against him by the EFCC
- Oloyelogun has approached the court for a preliminary injunction against the EFCC, adding that the anti-graft agency did not have the jurisdiction to interfere in the finances of the state
- However, the state high court dismissed the preliminary injunction and ordered that the speaker, one other lawmaker and a civil servant should appear before the court for the allegation
Akure, Ondo – Bamidele Olayelogun, the speaker of the Ondo state house of assembly, has been compelled to appear before the state high court over corruption charges metted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The court compelled the lawmaker to appear before it after stiking out a preliminary objection filed by Olayelogun before the court to prevent him from being tried, Daily Independent reported.
