Former governorship aspirant in
Kwara State, Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN), who is being tried for an alleged fraud of
N450m, has urged the court to permit him to attend the graduation ceremony of
his daughter in the United Kingdom.
In an application by his lawyer,
Mr. Ebun Shofunde (SAN) on Monday, Belgore urged the court to order the release
of his passport to enable him attend the ceremony fixed for July 4, 2018.
His daughter, he said, will be
graduating as a medical doctor from the University of London.
The SAN said he also wished to
use the opportunity to visit his doctor in the UK for medical check-up in the
last week of August “once the doctors resume from their annual vacation.”
The prosecuting counsel for the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, however, said he
would be opposing Belgore’s application for the release of his passport.
Oyedepo contended that since
Belgore had an earlier application urging the court to quash the charges
against him because of an alleged irregularity, he had no right to seek favour
from the court until his application was decided.
“Can a party challenging the
validity of proceedings be asking for favour from the same court?” the
prosecutor queried.
Justice Rilwan Aikawa adjourned
till Thursday, June 28, 2018 to take Belgore’s two applications – one praying
for the charges to be quashed, the other seeking permission to attend his
daughter’s graduation in the UK.
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