SAN FRANCISCO, May 08, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in last year’s Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was granted a N2 million bail.
He was arraigned on Tuesday by the police before a Magistrate Court in Mpape, Abuja on a fresh five-count charge where he is accused of making false claims in respect of his academic credentials and forging same.
He is also accused of submitting the said forged credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) when he contested senatorial election in 2017 and governorship in 2018 on the platform of the PDP.
Adeleke pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him, following which Magistrate Muhammed Suberu granted him bail at N2million with one surety, who must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
The Magistrate also granted Adeleke permission to travel abroad to attend to his health as earlier granted by a Federal High Court in Abuja and a High Court of Osun State in Ikirun.
