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Court convicts ex-lawmaker Onadeko for award, execution of N68.7m contract
['Austine Agbo Emmanuel', 'Weekend Content Writer', 'Adejayan Gbenga', 'Benjamin Samson', 'Alabi Abdul', 'Paul Okah']
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
Spread the wordIndependent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon.
Onamusi Onadeko, who represented Ogun East Federal Constituency from 1999 to 2003.
The former lawmaker was charged to court by the ICPC in 2017 over his alleged involvement in the award and execution of a N68.7 million contract.
Delivering judgment, weekend in Abuja, Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court rejected the defence's argument.
The court further held that this position applies notwithstanding that such appointments may be temporary, fixed-term, or non-pensionable.