The founding Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi was on Wednesday re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a six count charge of money laundering and other charges bordering on procurement fraud.
Dokpesi is charged with fraudulently receiving N2.1bn from the Office of the National Security Adviser between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 to prosecute Peoples Democratic Party, PDP's 2015 presidential media campaign.
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta had reassigned the case to Justice James Tsoho following the withdrawal of Justice Gabriel Kolawole.
Justice Kolawole had in December 2015, granted bail to Dokpesi following his denial of the charges against him.
However, at the resumed hearing on Wednesday, trial could not begin as scheduled because of the need to begin the matter afresh as a result of the transfer of the case to a new judge.
Appearing before Justice Tsoho on Wednesday, Dokpesi like he did before Justice Kolawole earlier, pleaded “absolutely, absolutely and absolutely not guilty ” when the charges were read to him.
Justice Tsoho granted the request by Dokpesi's lead defence counsel, Wole Olanipekun, to allow him on bail in the same terms and conditions earlier granted him by Justice Kolawole.
He thereafter adjourned the case till March 2 and 3, 2016 for trial.
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