Alleged Vote Buying: FG Files Charges Against Former Ogun PDP Guber Candidate, Ladi Adebutu, 9 Others

The Federal Government has filed  charges against   a former  member of the House of Representatives , Mr. Oladipupo Adebutu and he has been accused of engaging in vote buying  during the governorship and House of Assembly elections held  in Ogun state on March  18, 2023.

 Adebutu was the PDP  governorship candidate in the said election.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned the FG  in a suit  initiated by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and brought  before Ogun state High Court , Abeokuta, had  nine other people included as defendants.

In  separate suit filed at the Federal High Court , Abeokuta, the government has also accused two others of  aiding Adebutu to commit the alleged offence.

The two suits were reportedly  filed on Thursday, June 2 , by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, M. B. Abubakar; Aderonke Imana, an assistant Chief State Counsel, and Sani Bagudu, a Senior Counsel at the Department of Public Prosecution of the Federation, on behalf of the AGF and Minister of Justice.

Other people who have had charges preferred against them  are Ogunbona Hammed, Tiamiyu Waliu, Egunsola Owolabi , Sanni Adejoke, Dare Ogunleye, Dare Adeoye, Dayo Fashina, Wasiu Enilolobo, and Malik Akawo.

The prosecutor however noted in the said suits that Hon Adebutu and four  other defendants are currently at large.

In the suit before the Ogun state High Court, Adebutu and the fifth defendant, Adejoke Sanni are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, bribery and undue influence.

‘That you, (the ten defendants) on or about 18th of March, 2023 at Ibara, Ogun state, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did conspire amongst yourselves to corruptly give gifts in the form of verve prepaid cards which had inscribed in them ‘Dame Caroline Oladuni Adebutu Memorial Endorsement (sic) Scheme for less privileged ‘ in order to induce voters to endeavour the return of PDP Candidates during the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections in Ogun state and you thereto committed an offence.

That you (defendants) on or about 18th of March, 2023 at Ibara, Ogun state, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did corruptly give gifts in the form of verve prepaid cards which had inscribed on them ‘Dame Caroline Oladuni Adebutu Memorial Endorsement Scheme for less privileged’ in order to induce voters to endeavour the return of PDP Candidates during the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections in Ogun State and you thereby committed an offence.

That you Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu (now at large), Adult Male of Kensington House, Iperu, Ogun state between February and March, 2023 at Ogun state within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did provide 200,000 prepaid verve cards loaded with N10,000 (ten thousand naira) which had inscribed on them ‘Dame Caroline Oladuni Adebutu Memorial Endorsement Scheme for less privileged’ for the purpose of corruptly influencing votes to vote for PDP Candidates (Including yourself) during the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections in Ogun state and you thereby committed an offence.

That you, Sanni Adejoke, Adult Female of No 1 Owoseni Street Lausa Olanbe junction, Ifo, Ogun State on or about 18th of March, 2023 at Agbara, Ogun State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did have in your possession 131 prepaid verve cards which had inscribed on them ‘Dame Caroline Oladuni Adebutu Memorial Endorsement Scheme for less privileged ‘ for the purpose of corruptly influencing voters to vote for PDP Candidates during the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections in Ogun State and you thereby committed an offence’ the prosecutor submitted in the charge  with No AB/10c/2023.

The prosecutor also listed eight witnesses that would be called to prove the case including a police officer, three officials of the NDLEA and two points of sale (POS) agents-Team@orientactualmags.com
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