- The trial of a former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, over an alleged N6.9bn fraud, is ongoing
- Recently, Nigeria’s former minister of state for defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, told a federal high court in Abuja that Fayose received over N6.9 billion in election funds while serving in office
- Speaking in an interview with Legit.ng, a political analyst, Adigun Muse, said the allegation is distasteful, especially considering the hardship in Nigeria
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 6-year-experience covering politics in Nigeria
Ikoyi, Lagos state – Adigun Muse, a former head of the political science department at the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), has said the alleged laundering of N6.9 billion by former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, “shows the extent of rottenness” in the Nigerian system.