Fayose’s Trial: Legal fireworks as defendants oppose EFCC’s move to replace witness who contradicted himself

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The trial of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, continued on Thursday, January 16, 2019, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, with exchange of legal fireworks between prosecuting counsel and counsel to the defendants over move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to introduce a new witness, Mr. Johnson Abidakun, in place of Adewale Aladegbola, who gave evidences contrary to the claims by the EFCC during the aborted trial before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun.