By Zakaa Lazarus
The National Working Committee of Social Democratic Party have accused iits National Secretary Olu Agunloye of Conniving with a Legal firm know as AI LAW practice to make false and fake appointments.
The party said the appointment did not originate from the Social Democratic Party SDP leadership and National Working Committee, NWC.
It can be recalled on a release by Social Democratic Party, SDP disowned the appointment of Ugochukwu Oba and others as National secretary of the party.
The statement reads: “Social Democratic Party has disowned former senator represented Anambra south in the National Assembly, Dr Ugochukwu Uba, stating that he is not a registered or Card Carrying member of the party in Uga Ward 1, Aguata local and and Anambra State”
The statement added that the SDP constitution clearly outlines the process and procedure for joining the party as a member, which includes registration and card carry member.
It has been revealed through a memo of reply by independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to AI LAW practice that the powers to act or appoint for or in behalf of the party lies with NWC and the party dully signed by the National Chairman and secretary, not a third party or proxy.
The embattled National Secretary of Social Democratic Party SDP Olu Agunloye Connived with the legal to fraudulent and illegitimately makes fake and false appointments.
In another development, Mr Olu Agunloye illegitimately wrote INEC to notify the electoral umpire about the meeting of the National Working Committee, NWC of the Social Democratic Party and to invites INEC to observe.
The electoral umpire in a different memo reply Mr Olu Agunloye that the meeting or official correspondents of the political parties to INEC must be dully signed by the National Chairman and secretary.
The party said Mr Olu Agunloye has been consistently involves criminal and fraudulent guise to undermine the integrity and the progress of the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
Alleged $6bn Mambila Fraud: Liyel Imoke Wrote Contractor Company that FEC did not Approve the Contract- Witness
The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of the former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 16, 2025, told Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja that Agunloye’s successor, Senator Liyel Imoke revealed that the Federal Executive Council meeting of May 21, 2003 did not approve the memo of his predecessor for the award of the Mambila Hydro Power Project to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited.
They said Mr. Agunloye is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a seven-count charge, bordering on fraudulent award of the contract to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited and official corruption to the tune of $6billion (Six Billion Dollars).
SDP said the witness, in the matter was invited the the EFCC beetween August 2003 and November 2006 where he informed the investigating team that he, as Agunloye’s successor, wrote to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited that the Federal Executive Council meeting of May 21, 2003 did not approve the memo from Agunloye for the award of the Mambila Hydro Power Project to the company.
According to the witness: “Senator Liyel Imoke further informed the investigation team that in his letter to Sunrise, he advised Sunrise to rather participate in the bidding process for the power project when it is advertised. And that until he left office in November 2006, no approval was granted for the award of the project to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited.” Imoke, the witness said, “volunteered his statement in his own handwriting to the EFCC.”
However, further disclosure by the witness that the investigating team made some general findings on the matter and presented its report to their superior for further directives, was objected to by the defence counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN who said that the report on the general findings should be made available in court as a proof of its existence or else, should not be cited, while the prosecution counsel, Abba Mohammed, SAN, held that the witness had the right to give oral testimony on his team’s findings as an investigator in the matter.
Justice Onwuegbuzie after listening to both counsels adjourned till July 7, 2025 for ruling on the propriety or not of the witness to give oral evidence on a document not presented in court. And further adjourned till July 10 and 16, 2025 for continuation of trial.
