Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro who is currently serving as the prosecutor witness in the case between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Ex Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said “painful and tough” for him to testify against his friend.
Senator Obanikoro said this while testifying in an alleged fraud case brought against Fayose before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court in Lagos.
He said, “I am trying to restrain myself from saying things that will further damage my relation with him,” he said on testifying against Fayose.
The former minister added, “It’s very painful for me to give evidence against him, no doubt about that.”
Under cross-examination by the defence counsel, Olalekan Ojo, Obanikoro admitted that he had returned N200million to the Federal Government.
He admitted that it was part of funds received from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) during the governorship election in Ekiti in 2014.
