The scheduled ruling on the no-case submission filed by former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, was stalled on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke.
Fayose and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, are facing an 11-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering and stealing to the tune of N6.9 billion, filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC had re-arraigned the defendants on July 2, 2019, following their initial arraignment on October 22, 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun.
At the last hearing on May 19, 2025, Fayose’s counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), urged the court to uphold the no-case submission, insisting that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case.
He argued that the alleged co-conspirator, Abiodun Agbele, was not charged alongside Fayose, and questioned the validity of the predicate offences, such as criminal breach of trust and conspiracy.
Similarly, counsel to the second defendant, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), adopted the no-case submission, while EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), opposed the move.
Jacobs highlighted suspicious financial dealings and referenced witness testimonies, including that of EFCC investigator Abubakar Madaki and former minister Musiliu Obanikoro, to assert that Fayose had questions to answer.
Justice Aneke had scheduled July 10 for ruling on the no-case submissions, but the matter was adjourned following the judge’s reported absence due to an emergency official call.
A new date is expected to be announced for the ruling.
