seunmsg:
The same Fayose that beat up court judges, abuses the president at will, places adverts wishing him death and calls the president unprintable names. He goes about making unsubstantiated allegations against the president and yet, he can't stomach a little insult on his person.

At least, all Nigerians can now see who is the real dictator and autocrat who is ready to use state resources to silent an opposition figure. Unfortunately for him, it is late already. The entire country is aware of how the Ekiti election was rigged. Silencing Aluko at this point is no longer productive. Their dirty secret is already in the open.


If Aluko is going to be arrested, Obanikoro, omisore, Adesiyan, Uba, GEJ and every other person involved in the Ekitigate scandal should be arrested and prosecuted.

looseweight:
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seunmsg:
The same Fayose that beat up court judges, abuses the president at will, places adverts wishing him death and calls the president unprintable names. He goes about making unsubstantiated allegations against the president and yet, he can't stomach a little insult on his person.

At least, all Nigerians can now see who is the real dictator and autocrat who is ready to use state resources to silent an opposition figure. Unfortunately for him, it is late already. The entire country is aware of how the Ekiti election was rigged. Silencing Aluko at this point is no longer productive. Their dirty secret is already in the open.


If Aluko is going to be arrested, Obanikoro, omisore, Adesiyan, Uba, GEJ and every other person involved in the Ekitigate scandal should be arrested and prosecuted.

ehissi:


This is where you are wrong. Aluko went wilfully on National Television and said that he was a witness to the rigging of the ekiti elections using the military.

The problem is that the same fellow went on Oath in court, not to long ago and testified that rigging didn't take place. That under Nigerian law is a crime. It is not about politics, or which party was involved; as long as a petition is placed in the court, in this case the Director of Public prosecution in Ekiti has already filed a petition in court and hence a bench warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Take note, he isn't going to be tried for election rigging or being party to election rigging. In any case, Aluko is just one witness, amongst many and only he changed his testimony on Television.

He is going to be tried for wilfully lying under oath. That is called perjury. APC using him as a key witness to go after fayose's electoral mandate is going to be very difficult; a man who lies under oath, in the law books is persona non-grata and his testimony cannot be relied on. It is only on the ground that he can match very significant evidence with his testimony that the court may consider it; and even at that an application has to be filed in the court by the APC. The court won't just move by itself.

The only reason the courts are even trying to arrest him and put him on trial is because the Director of public persecution filed an application in court citing his crime; else na siddon look na e be court own.

That's just the way it is...........y

rusher14:


And if Aluko is found guilty of lying under oath doesn't that make a revisit of the Fayose's case necessary in light of new evidence?

rusher14:


And if Aluko is found guilty of lying under oath doesn't that make a revisit of the Fayose's case necessary in light of new evidence?

ehissi:


No!! Except Aluko has fresh and significant evidence; actually lying under oath in court makes you persona non-grata (one who isn't trustworthy). So except he has concrete evidence to back up his story, he is just looking for a free jail term.

Besisdes he is just one of many witnesses. If all the PDP witnesses changed their story like Aluko; then the issue can be revisited, but that didn't happen. So his testimony is only valuable to politicians and commentators in the court of public opinion.

As for the Nigerian courts of law? His testimony is just worthless!!

ehissi:


This is where you are wrong. Aluko went wilfully on National Television and said that he was a witness to the rigging of the ekiti elections using the military.

The problem is that the same fellow went on Oath in court, not to long ago and testified that rigging didn't take place. That under Nigerian law is a crime. It is not about politics, or which party was involved; as long as a petition is placed in the court, in this case the Director of Public prosecution in Ekiti has already filed a petition in court and hence a bench warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Take note, he isn't going to be tried for election rigging or being party to election rigging. In any case, Aluko is just one witness, amongst many and only he changed his testimony on Television.

He is going to be tried for wilfully lying under oath. That is called perjury. APC using him as a key witness to go after fayose's electoral mandate is going to be very difficult; a man who lies under oath, in the law books is persona non-grata and his testimony cannot be relied on. It is only on the ground that he can match very significant evidence with his testimony that the court may consider it; and even at that an application has to be filed in the court by the APC. The court won't just move by itself.

The only reason the courts are even trying to arrest him and put him on trial is because the Director of public persecution filed an application in court citing his crime; else na siddon look na e be court own.

That's just the way it is...........y

seunmsg:
The same Fayose that beat up court judges, abuses the president at will, places adverts wishing him death and calls the president unprintable names. He goes about making unsubstantiated allegations against the president and yet, he can't stomach a little insult on his person.

At least, all Nigerians can now see who is the real dictator and autocrat who is ready to use state resources to silent an opposition figure. Unfortunately for him, it is late already. The entire country is aware of how the Ekiti election was rigged. Silencing Aluko at this point is no longer productive. Their dirty secret is already in the open.


If Aluko is going to be arrested, Obanikoro, omisore, Adesiyan, Uba, GEJ and every other person involved in the Ekitigate scandal should be arrested and prosecuted.

seunmsg:
The same Fayose that beat up court judges, abuses the president at will, places adverts wishing him death and calls the president unprintable names. He goes about making unsubstantiated allegations against the president and yet, he can't stomach a little insult on his person.

At least, all Nigerians can now see who is the real dictator and autocrat who is ready to use state resources to silent an opposition figure. Unfortunately for him, it is late already. The entire country is aware of how the Ekiti election was rigged. Silencing Aluko at this point is no longer productive. Their dirty secret is already in the open.


If Aluko is going to be arrested, Obanikoro, omisore, Adesiyan, Uba, GEJ and every other person involved in the Ekitigate scandal should be arrested and prosecuted.