• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Sunday, August 3, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home Judiciary

Vote Buying : Zenith Bank Testifies Against Adebutu

...presents evidence of 200,000 preloaded ATM cards before tribunal

Vital News by Vital News
August 7, 2023
in Judiciary, Politics
0
Sex Workers Drag Ondo Man To Court For Paying With Fake Alert
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

 

Abeokuta – An official of Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs Celestina Appeal, on Monday before the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in relation to allegation of vote buying through preloaded ATM cards levelled against Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu.

The witness who is the Head of Card Services of the bank was subpoenaed to appear before the tribunal as a witness.

Counsel to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Prof. Taiwo Osipitan, had earlier informed the panel that two letters were submitted to Zenith Bank in February, seeking clarification on how Adebutu opened a special account for the purpose of his action with the bank as well as the request he made for issuance of 200,000 preloaded ATM cards containing N10, 000 each, some days before the March 18 gubernatorial election.

The witness started the presentation of her evidence by submitting the certified true copy of a letter written to Zenith Bank by Oladipupo Adebutu dated 27th February 2023, two days after the Presidential Election which the PDP lost, requesting to open an account for the production of 200,000 ATM verve cards containing N10,000 each and totalling 2 billion naira.

RelatedStories

PDP Fixes September 27 For Conduct Of Fresh Congresses In Oyo, Kogi, Lagos, Borno, Adamawa, 8 Other States

Hafsoh Killer, Abdulrhaman Bello To Die By Hanging, Court Discharges, Acquits 4 Others

PDP To Elect New National Officers In November, Shifts National Convention To Ibadan

LPPC Approves Elevation Of 57 Lawyers To SAN Rank

She also presented another certified true copy of a letter written by Adebutu and addressed to the bank dated the same 27th February 2023, requesting for the issuance of the 200, 000 ATM verve cards.

Also, she tendered record of delivery of and collection of the prepaid ATM cards to Adebutu, and the sample of the card, including statement of account opened in the name of Oladipupo Adebutu, which indicates inflow and outflow of the account from February to May 2023, and Certificate of Compliance.

The second and third witnesses that appeared before the panel, Mr Odesanya Olalekan, an artisan from Ijebu North East and Adeosun Waheed, a businessman from Abeokuta North both confirmed the distribution of the preloaded ATM cards by PDP members on the day of election.

While the second witness produced the copy of the preloaded card, which was marked RA13, the third witness, Waheed, under cross examination by counsel to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Afolabi Fashanu, SAN and Otunba Kunle Kalejaiye, SAN, respectively, confirmed that the preloaded ATM cards were distributed by Adebutu popularly known as Baba Ijebu.

He added that the cards had the inscription of Mrs Caroline Adebutu, the mother of the PDP candidate.

While being cross examined further , the witness testified that members of PDP disrupted voting process in the course of their resistance to the use of the BVAS in the conduct of the election.

Meanwhile, counsel to the petitioners, Gordy Uche, in his remarks expressed his decision to reserve his objection on the tendering of various documents and letters, including the collection and delivery of the cards to his final address.

He, also, objected to the tendering of the copy of the cards shared by the petitioner on the day of election, but postponed the details of his objection to the point of final address.

Counsel to the 2nd respondent (Gov. Dapo Abiodun) , Prof Taiwo Osipitan, then applied for adjournment and said that the next witness will need to come and demonstrate some documents, informing the court of closing his case on Tuesday.

The tribunal, in it’s ruling accepted the copy of the subpoenae and marked it as exhibit RA5, also the letter tendered by the 1st witness, requesting for ATM by Adebutu was admitted as exhibit RA6.

In the same vein, letter of deposit of N2 billion was marked as exhibit RA7.

The tribunal further submitted that since all the questions were direct and witnesses answered directly, therefore there was no need for re-examination.

It then adjourned the case till Tuesday for continuation of hearing.
(vitalnewsngr.com)

Tags: bankbuyingvotezenith
Previous Post

El-Rufai, Okotete, Umar Fail Senate Ministerial Screening , Akpabio Blames Security Checks

Next Post

Niger Coup : ECOWAS Leaders Meet Again In Abuja, Thursday, August 10

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

Hardship : PDP Governors Meet In Asaba, Call On FG To Rejig Economic Policies
Politics

PDP Fixes September 27 For Conduct Of Fresh Congresses In Oyo, Kogi, Lagos, Borno, Adamawa, 8 Other States

August 2, 2025
Hafsoh Killer, Abdulrhaman Bello To Die By Hanging, Court Discharges, Acquits 4 Others
Judiciary

Hafsoh Killer, Abdulrhaman Bello To Die By Hanging, Court Discharges, Acquits 4 Others

July 31, 2025
Hardship : PDP Governors Meet In Asaba, Call On FG To Rejig Economic Policies
News

PDP To Elect New National Officers In November, Shifts National Convention To Ibadan

July 25, 2025
LPPC Shortlists 74 Lawyers For SAN Rank, Calls For Public Scrutiny
Judiciary

LPPC Approves Elevation Of 57 Lawyers To SAN Rank

July 25, 2025
Professor Yilwatda Is APC’s New National Chairman
Politics

Professor Yilwatda Is APC’s New National Chairman

July 24, 2025
Next Post
Tinubu Appoints Dele Alake, Nuhu Ribadu, 6 Others Special Advisers

Niger Coup : ECOWAS Leaders Meet Again In Abuja, Thursday, August 10

Kano First Female Chief Judge, Dije Aboki Sworn In

Kano First Female Chief Judge, Dije Aboki Sworn In

Subsidy Removal : Kwara Okays Payment Of N10,000 To Students, Security Agents

Subsidy Removal : Kwara Opens Portal For Students' Palliative

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

Embrace Local Content To Create Jobs, Empower Communities, Foster Sustainable Economic Growth – Dangote To Manufacturers

Embrace Local Content To Create Jobs, Empower Communities, Foster Sustainable Economic Growth – Dangote To Manufacturers

1 year ago
Take Advantage Of Global Opportunities, Expert Urges Students

Take Advantage Of Global Opportunities, Expert Urges Students

2 years ago

Witchcraft : 5 Women Killed, Buried In Evil Forest In Cross River

3 years ago
Palliative Distribution Will Continue Throughout My Tenure In Bornu – Gov. Zulum

Palliative Distribution Will Continue Throughout My Tenure In Bornu – Gov. Zulum

2 years ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN cement Court Dangote death dies drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security students Tinubu
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

FG Awards Contracts Worth N68.7bln For Power Projects In Universities, Teaching Hospitals

Ododo Applauds President Tinubu, Minister Of Works Over Ongoing Reconstruction, Expansion Of Abuja–Lokoja Highway

Hafsoh Killer, Abdulrhaman Bello To Die By Hanging, Court Discharges, Acquits 4 Others

FG Seeks Partnership With Dangote Cement To Bridge Housing Gap

Canada Announces Plan To Recognise Palestinian State By September

Governor Alia Dissolves Benue Executive Council, Appoints New Chief of Staff

Trending

Hardship : PDP Governors Meet In Asaba, Call On FG To Rejig Economic Policies
Politics

PDP Fixes September 27 For Conduct Of Fresh Congresses In Oyo, Kogi, Lagos, Borno, Adamawa, 8 Other States

by Vital News
August 2, 2025
0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Saturday, September 27, 2025 for the conduct of congresses that...

Abiodun Commissions Renovated Olumo Rock Tourism Complex, Declares Free Entry For Two Months

Abiodun Commissions Renovated Olumo Rock Tourism Complex, Declares Free Entry For Two Months

August 2, 2025
NUC Team Pays Revalidation Visit To FUOYE, Lauds Visible Transformation Of Distance Learning Institute

NUC Team Pays Revalidation Visit To FUOYE, Lauds Visible Transformation Of Distance Learning Institute

August 1, 2025
Work Ongoing To Re-Erect Three Towers Along Kainji-Birnin Kebbi Transmission Line – TCN

FG Awards Contracts Worth N68.7bln For Power Projects In Universities, Teaching Hospitals

July 31, 2025
Ododo Applauds President  Tinubu, Minister Of Works Over Ongoing Reconstruction, Expansion Of Abuja–Lokoja Highway

Ododo Applauds President Tinubu, Minister Of Works Over Ongoing Reconstruction, Expansion Of Abuja–Lokoja Highway

July 31, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • PDP Fixes September 27 For Conduct Of Fresh Congresses In Oyo, Kogi, Lagos, Borno, Adamawa, 8 Other States August 2, 2025
  • Abiodun Commissions Renovated Olumo Rock Tourism Complex, Declares Free Entry For Two Months August 2, 2025
  • NUC Team Pays Revalidation Visit To FUOYE, Lauds Visible Transformation Of Distance Learning Institute August 1, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In