Fani Kayode as well as another accused person have been remanded in prison by court orders till Friday, the 29th of June, 2016 for the next hearing.
Femi Fani Kayode
Report from Premium Times reveals Femi Fani Kayode alongside a former federal minister, Nenadi Usman have been sent to prison till Friday when their bail applications filed by legal representatives will be considered.
The two ex-ministers as well as Danjuma Yusuf and a firm, Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited, were on Tuesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law.
Mrs. Usman is a former minister of Finance and director of Finance of the People's Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization in the 2015 election.
The accused are alleged to have stolen and illegally disbursed about N4.9 billion belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria which they have officially denied in court.
Fani Kayode has often times described his trial as a scheme by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to decimate the opposition party, PDP, which is an abberation to the tenets of democracy.