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#Dasukigate: Dokpesi gets new trial date
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed March 2nd and 3rd for the commencement of the trial of media mogul and politician, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on six counts of money laundering and procurement fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The charges bordered on the N2.1bn Dokpesi allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 for the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2015 presidential election media campaign.
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EFCC re-arraigned Dokpesi after the withdrawal of the case by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta from the former trial judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, and transfer of the matter to Justice James Tsoho.
Dokpesi was granted bail on December 14, 2015, in the sum of N200m with two sureties in like sum and fixed Wednesday for commencement of trial.
Dokpesi however denied the charges when he appeared before Justice Tsoho on Wednesday, just as he had done before Justice Kolawole, saying “absolutely, absolutely and absolutely not guilty”.
Chief Wole Olanipekun, who took over the defence of the PDP chieftain, requested Justice Tsoho to grant Dokpesi bail in the same terms and conditions earlier granted him by Justice Kolawole. The request was granted by Justice Tsoho, while adjourning the case till March 2nd and 3rd.
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