The ousted Speaker of the Ogun Home of Representatives, Olakunle Oluomo, along with two different key profession functionaries of the meeting, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, had been on Monday arraigned earlier than a Federal Excessive Courtroom in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital. .
Oluomo and the duo had been dragged to court docket by the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee for allegedly embezzling public funds price N2.5 billion.
Oluomo is alleged to have dedicated this monetary fraud whereas serving as President of the Common Meeting in 2022.
The previous Speaker was impeached final week by 18 of the 26 lawmakers over allegations bordering on monetary embezzlement, high-handedness, gross misconduct, vanity, poor management type, lack of focus and transparency, and antagonizing members.
Oluomo, nevertheless, has described his removing as unlawful, saying he had already filed a lawsuit within the state Supreme Courtroom difficult his ouster.
On Monday, shortly after the trio entered the dock, the court docket found that the anti-graft company's counsel couldn’t come to court docket.
Nonetheless, the presiding decide, Justice Agatha Okeke, adjourned the matter to February 29 and March 1.
The EFCC had arrested and later charged Oluomo in September 2022 for allegedly diverting N2.5 billion from the Meeting, in Case No: FHC/AB/61C/2022.
Oluomo was arraigned together with the Clerk of the Home, Taiwo Adeyemo, and the Director of Finance, Oladayo Samuel.
The anti-graft company had accused the Speaker and others of forging receipts and signatures to divert billions of naira from the legislative home.
They had been subsequently granted bail after pleading not responsible, although they had been requested to submit their journey paperwork to the registry.
