Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose, was yesterday
docked at the State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti over alleged N900 million
indebtedness to his former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice,
Owoseni Ajayi.
Ajayi was Fayose’s Attorney General during his first and
second terms as Governor of Ekiti State from 2003 to 2006 and from 2014 to
2018.
In the suit with registration number HAD/113/2018, filed by
Ajayi on 17th December 2018, the claimant said he handled a total of 18 cases
through his law chambers for the former governor, with each costing a sum of
N50 million as professional fee, which he alleged were not paid.
Ajayi said those cases were prosecuted for Fayose between
2006 and 2014, which bordered on his impeachment in 2006 and the corruption
case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
among others.
In the writ of summon deposed to by the claimant, Ajayi
asked the court for an order compelling Fayose to pay the professional fee
without delay.
Ajayi also sought an order compelling the defendant to pay
20% interest on the debt from October 5, 2018, and 10% from the day of
judgement.
Fayose in his preliminary objection, however, urged the
court to dismiss the case on the premise that it was statute-barred, improperly
constituted and that the claimant failed to comply with the conditions
precedent.
While being cross-examined in court, Fayose described
himself as a full-time politician, and he admitted to his statement on oath of
April 16, 2019, that the suit was ill-conceived and lacking the legal validity
to fly.
Speaking on his relationship with the former AG, Fayose
said; “Yes, I knew him, he did some few works for me”.
Fayose added further: “Between 2006 and 2017, he was working
with me and also keeping documents for me.”
At yesterday’s proceeding, Ajayi was represented by
Barrister Bayo Idowu, while the former governor was represented by his counsel,
Ahmed Tafa.
The matter presided over by Justice L.O. Ogundana was
adjourned to December 13, 2022, when both parties would adopt their final
replies and written addresses.
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