Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo
Fayose, has directed withdrawal of an alleged murder case against the state
Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Jide Awe, and other
members of the party.
This information was contained in
a statement by Fayose’s spokesman, Idowu Adelusi, on Wednesday.
Awe, his aide, and other members
of the APC have been on trial for alleged murder of Madam Juliana Adewunmi and
Murphy Jeje, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, in 2013.
Adewunmi was the mother of Segun
Adewunmi, the incumbent Deputy Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly.
Ekiti State Attorney General and
Commissioner for Justice, Kolapo Kolade, at High Court 7, Ado Ekiti, before
Justice Bamidele Omotosho, filed an application for the withdrawal of the case
against Awe on Wednesday.
Kolade said the state was
withdrawing the case in order to promote peace and brotherliness among the
people of Erinjiyan Ekiti, which is the community where both the complainant
and the defendants in the matter hail from.
He also said Governor Fayose
consented to the withdrawal of the case in spite of political differences
because of his belief in posterity, peace and welfare of the people of the
community, which was reported to have been divided over the court case.
Justice Omotosho, while granting
the nod for Kolade’s application, said the court supported the development
because it was to promote peace.
Speaking with newsmen on the
development, Kolade said: “What happened in court today is far beyond politics.
“The Governor in his usual
characteristic manner of promoting peace and brotherliness in all communities
in Ekiti and across party lines has intervened.
“In this matter, so many good
people across Nigeria, even the defendants in this matter, have appealed to His
Excellency to intervene in this matter, particularly in Erijinran, more so as
the defendants and complainant are of same family.
“The complainants have given the
to ahead and said the matter should be withdrawn.
“This development equally
supports the cause of justice. One of the cardinal principles of justice is
promotion of peace.
“The major beneficiary is Chief
Jide Awe, the APC chairman in Ekiti State.
“He, alongside his aide and other
party members were alleged to have murdered late Madam Juliana Adewunmi, mother
of the Deputy Speaker, Ekiti State, and Murphy Jeje, a member of the PDP, in
2013.
“The complainant is the Deputy
Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly.”
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ReplyDeletePlease broaden my knowledge : is a murder a case between the family of the deceased and the accused or a case between THE STATE and the accused? Does the constitution give the governor of a state or anybody the powers to stop a murder trial?
ReplyDeleteIn this case, in Ekiti state, truly resolved constitutionally?