Lagos, Oct 21, 3016 – Former Director of Media and Publicity, Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, was today, re-arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC).
He was re-arrested at Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Fani-Kayode had walked out of court, but two officers of the EFCC flanked his sides, and requested that he followed them to the commission’s office.
Immediately, the court’s gate was barricaded by a Toyota Hiace bus and Fani-Kayode was taken off to the EFCC office in Ikoyi.
Fani-Kayode as well as a former Minister of Finance, Nenandi Usman, Danjuma Yusuf and Joint Trust Dimension Nig. Ltd., are standing trial on 17 count charge of unlawful retention, unlawful use and unlawful payment of money to the tune of N4.9 billion but they have been on bail.
But today, EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, opened the case and called the first witness, a consultant, Mr Idowu Olusegun from Paste Posters Company Ltd, who told the court that N30 million was paid in cash to him, by office of Director of Media and Publicity, PDP campaign Organisation.
Olusegun said he had reached an agreement with the organisation whose office is situated at 14B, Samora Micheal Avenue, Asokoro, Abuja, for the sum of N24m for media consultancy services.
He said that a further negotiation was reached in which N50 would be paid for each size of A2 posters, while N20 would be paid for each size of A4 flyers.
The witness told the court that after the printing job for the posters and flyers was done, he was invited to the office of the organisation and given N30 million in cash. He said he had demanded to know why payments was made in cash and was informed by one Mr Oke, that cash was the approved means of payment.
He said that Mr Oke was the person communicating with him throughout the duration of the job.
The witness added that apart from the N30 million paid to him, there was also an outstanding payment of N24m which was not paid to his company. However, the case has been adjourned to November 14 and 15, 2016, for continuation of trial.
