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Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by dre11(m): 8:34am On Oct 27, 2018
Ex-governor struggled to meet bail conditions

He’ll be freed on Monday, says aide


By Olalekan Osiade



Almost 72 hours after he was granted bail by a Federal High Court in Lagos, the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, is yet to regain freedom from the custody of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS), where he was remanded by the trial judge, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun.
Though he was said to have later met his bail condition as at 2pm yesterday, Saturday Telegraph learnt that the continued incarceration of Fayose was as a result of a sudden distance created by some of his old friends and allies, who were expected to stand as sureties but refused to show up and sign his bail bond, a notion denied by a media aide to the ex-governor,

Lere Olayinka. By Monday, when he is expected to be released, Fayose would have spent two weeks (14 days) in incarceration, having been detained since Tuesday Octiober 16, when he voluntarily submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is trying him on an 11-count allegations of fraud.

The judge had granted Fayose bail in the sum of N50 million with two sureties in like sum and also ordered that the sureties must issue a N50 million bond from a reputable bank as well as possess three years tax clearance.

Sources privy to happenings around the former governor confided in Saturday Telegraph that the “cowards” were said to have deserted the former governor out of fear of being monitored by the police, the EFCC and other anti-graft agencies. “He was looking for only two sureties, just two and they could not show up. The bail conditions were not too stringent, it is what many people would easily do but his fair-weather friends were nowhere to be found.

“They all left since his travails begun, they are afraid of being witch hunted by the EFCC and the ICPC (Independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission). They are cowards. They wined and dined with him but now left him to his fate”, a female judicial officer, who claimed to be Fayose’s associate said.

Further investigations by our correspondent also revealed that only a handful of those claiming to be Fayose’s friends had summoned the courage to either visit him or show solidarity as expected of friends of any man of that calibre. In the same vein, it was discovered that the exgovernor, contrary to some media reports is in the custody of the Nigeria Prisons Service and no longer with the EFCC.

Though Justice Olatoregun had ordered that Fayose be placed under the protection of the NPS, the former governor was seen on Wednesday leaving the court premises in company with EFCC officials. This had fuelled speculations that Fayose was with the anti-graft commission as against the order of the judge. Confirming that Fayose is with the NPS, his media aide, Lere Olayinka yesterday emphatically told Saturday Telegraph that his boss is with “prisons”.

Olayinka did not only confirm that, he also established that his principal would be leaving the prison custody on Monday, while denying that Fayose’s friends had dumped him. In his response to an earlier WhatsApp message sent to him on Thursday to confirm the authenticity of the report, Olayinka wrote: “Papers were ready as at 4pm today (Thursday) but the judge had closed for the day.

The major condition was N50m insurance bond, which required a lot of paper works”. Again, yesterday, when it became obvious to our correspondent that the ex-governor might not regain freedom last night and might be in custody till Monday, another WhatsApp message was sent to Olayinka, who this time called and took his time to clarify the reasons for Fayose’s continued incarceration, explained in details what transpired.

“This thing is about an insurance bond, it is not that we didn’t meet the bail conditions. We met it and I even put on my twitter handle that we had met it but that Oga would be going home on Monday. Olayinka further explained that there were some errors on the part of the ex-governor’s team, owing to the non-usage of a specific letterhead paper belonging to a learned silk, Kanu Agabi (SAN). “This is what happened: We had signed the bond and we were ready as early as 11am.

We were so confident of it but unfortunately, we wrote on the letterhead paper of a lawyer, which the judge turned down. “The judge insisted that it must be on the letterhead of the lead counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN).
We had to move to the chambers of the lawyer but by the time we were through with that, we were again told that we were supposed to file it as an application not as an ordinary letter. “All these led to the delay. And you know that, today, being Friday, some of them had to go to the Mosque for Juma’at service. By the time we returned around 2pm, the judge had left.

So, it is unfortunate we are going to wait till Monday. “But everything had been perfected, and that is why I put it on twitter and even if you check Oga’s twitter handle, it is there. So, it is not true that his friends have abandoned him.

That is not correct. A court official who refused to be identified also corroborated Olayinka’s story, saying that the verification of the N50 million bond had to be done and that the trial judge had left when the lawyers to the accused arrived from Agabi’s office.

But when probed further that the judge was supposed to close by 4pm, he claimed that Justice Olatoregun had to go for Juma’at service, an argument punctuated by our correspondent, challenging him that her lordship is a Christian.

The court official however insisted that the former governor has met his bail conditions, but will not be able to go home until the bail bonds are verified by the court registrar as ordered by the court. “They have to wait till Monday when the Registrar will verify all the detail”,
he said.



https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2018/10/friends-associates-desert-fayose/

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by Unionised(m): 8:51am On Oct 27, 2018
Nothing new there...

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by spiritofthedead: 9:11am On Oct 27, 2018
Mchewww

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by WhyMoD: 9:11am On Oct 27, 2018
Just like they'd soon desert Buhari after 2019..

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by BruncleZuma: 9:11am On Oct 27, 2018
grin grin grin grin

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by Obierika(m): 9:12am On Oct 27, 2018
It happens everywhere...

Once you leave a position of authority people desert you

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by nurex01(m): 9:12am On Oct 27, 2018
That is Life.

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by NotBeenPaid: 9:12am On Oct 27, 2018




My only gross is that even the water I drink and air I bread in this country has been politicized - EFCC ought to be an independent body!




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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by neezar: 9:12am On Oct 27, 2018
It happens

The same way GEJ was deserted after loosing the election

I pray to have a friend that will stand with me during tough times

Know who your friends are today

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by ishowdotgmail(m): 9:12am On Oct 27, 2018
Nairaland Igbos are still with their messiah Fayose

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by TalkTalkTwins(m): 9:12am On Oct 27, 2018
ok
Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by Alepa(m): 9:12am On Oct 27, 2018
We Igbos are solidly behind him .

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by moscobabs(m): 9:12am On Oct 27, 2018
Where is FFK,Dino and Wike?

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by Owaincouncil: 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
They may be running away from trouble.
Fayose is a troublesome man.

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by videkon(m): 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
that's life for you....

this life people go help u cause trouble, help sin...

but when time reach to enter hell fire them go take race leave u

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by tetralogyfallot(m): 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
Oyo
Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by chibowobbed(m): 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
No bi new thing
Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by nabegibeg: 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
grin grin grin

Where is Adeyanjum, PDP chairman and Wike grin


fayose has no electoral value that is why is he already a goner

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by Alepa(m): 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
WhyMoD:
Just like they'd soon desert Buhari after 2019..
Lmao !
Many tears will flow when Buhari is declared winner next year sha !
Sorry in advance o cheesy

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by rxmusa(m): 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
He hasn't seen anything till EFCC grab him by his balls

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by Buterflyle0: 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
Ordinary 50mil in like sum from 2 sureties he cannot produce.

PDP with all their noise has dumped their noisiest member grin

When your own PDP people do not want to stick their necks out for you then it shows that indeed your hands may just not be as clean as you claim.

Adieu Fayose cheesy

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by ram555: 9:13am On Oct 27, 2018
associate did what
Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by Gr8lex(m): 9:14am On Oct 27, 2018
Even Peter denied Christ thrice, no biggie

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by ishowdotgmail(m): 9:14am On Oct 27, 2018
Alepa:
We Igbos are solidly behind him .

Mu.... M


U
Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by kareemkamil(m): 9:15am On Oct 27, 2018
He never see anything

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by sehin79(m): 9:15am On Oct 27, 2018
I trust Nigerian,,they would leave you with your
Problem fayoose pele.
Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by brightleave(m): 9:16am On Oct 27, 2018
grin grin grin
kareemkamil:
He never see anything
Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by Alepa(m): 9:16am On Oct 27, 2018
Lol
Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by derrydinny: 9:16am On Oct 27, 2018
It is normal here o, once they can't get anything from you, they dump you


On gej's birthday in 2015, no one even celebrated him in any top newspaper

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Re: Friends, Associates Desert Fayose by pauljumbo: 9:16am On Oct 27, 2018
That’s how they will desert buhari next year

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