{"id":23164,"date":"2020-07-03T13:33:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23164"},"modified":"2020-07-03T13:33:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T13:33:30","slug":"alleged-n700m-fraud-court-adjourns-lawsuit-against-edo-apc-guber-candidate-ize-iyamu-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23164","title":{"rendered":"ALLEGED N700M FRAUD: Court adjourns lawsuit against Edo APC guber candidate Ize-Iyamu, others"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Federal High Court in Benin City, capital of Edo State, on Thursday adjourned the trial of the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Pastor Ize-Iyamu and four others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ize-Iyamu and the four others are standing trial over an alleged N700m fraud case, in a lawsuit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presiding Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Umar Garba, was absent in the Thursday sitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)<\/a>, Dan Orbih; the incumbent chairman, Tony Aziegbemi; a former deputy governor of Edo State, Lucky Imasuen, and Efe Erimuoghae-Anthony are amonst the accused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anti-graft agency had filed eight-count charges against them bordering on alleged illegal receipt of public funds to the tune N700m for the 2015 general elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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