Governor Ibikunle Amosun |
ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Government, yesterday, denied
report that an Okada rider in Sagamu was charged to court and consequently
remanded in prison custody for denting Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s image on
facebook.
The government in a statement by Attorney-General and
Commissioner for Justice in the state, Abimbola Akeredolu, said: “The state
governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, knows absolutely nothing about the
allegations levelled against the Okada rider and the court case.”
NEWSROOM recently reported that a 31-year-old man, Wasiu
Ogunnoiki, was arraigned before a Magistrate Court I sitting in Sagamu by a
section of media for denting the image of
Amosun on facebook.
Ogunnoiki, who was arraigned on a two-count charge was
subsequently ordered to be remanded in prison custody till December 5, 2014
when his matter will come up again following his failure to meet the bail
condition granted him by Chief Magistrate Olawale Ojo.
According to Akeredolu, the governor knew about the case
only after reading the report in the newspapers.
He said: “The governor consequently dissociates himself
entirely from any such action taken against the said Okada rider or indeed
against any other person in that regard.
“As the Chief Law Officer of the state, upon becoming aware
of the report, I have examined the provisions of the law under which the Okada
rider was allegedly charged to court and cannot find a single correlation
between the offence for which he was charged and what he is alleged to have
done.
“Nevertheless, the governor has immediately directed the
Ministry of Justice to urgently look into the matter to prevent the
infringement of the Okada rider’s fundamental rights and bring an end to his
continued remand in custody.”
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