A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out the case
against
Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Senator Adeleke
was charged to court by the Federal Government over alleged exam malpractice.
The prosecution
counsel, Mr. Simon Lough filed an application for the withdrawal of charges
against the Senator.
The trial judge,
Justice Inyang Eekwo in his ruling on Friday, in turn, discharged Senator
Adeleke with the view of Mr Lough’s (the prosecutor) decision to withdraw the
charges against him.
Senator Adeleke
was the former governorship candidate of the PDP in the last Osun State
governorship election.
He was
arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja in October 2018 alongside
Sikiru Adeleke (who is said to be the Senator’s relative), Aregbesola Mufutau
(the school principal), Gbadamosi Thomas Ojo (Registrar) and Dare Samuel
Olutope (a teacher).
Senator Adeleke
and Mr Sikiru were accused of impersonation, both registering as students of
Ojo-Aro Community Grammar school, Ojo-Aro, Osun state to enable them to sit for
the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination of June/July 2017 while
the other defendants were accused of aiding the commission in the alleged
offence.
Although the
prosecutor declined to speak on camera, the representative of Senator Adeleke,
Dr. Alex Izinyon, however, applauded the ruling of the court.
Following the
development, Justice Ekwo has fixed June 25 and 26 for the trial of other
defendants
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