Atanda, a lawyer, also informed the court that out of the 22 cars bought by Ladoja, only 14 was given out to Ladoja’s loyalists in the state’s assembly, while the remaining eight were shared among the former governor’s family members.
Atanda, a political associate of Senator Ladoja, is a second witness to give evidence in the trial of Senator Ladoja, and a former commissioner of finance, Waheed Akanbi, who were arraigned before the court on charges bordering on laundering of N4.7 billion.
In the charge, marked FHC/L/336c/2008, the EFCC alleged that both Ladoja and Akanbi conspired together to convert properties and resources derived from an illegal act, with the intention of concealing their illicit origin.
The duo were re-arraigned on an eight-count charge of money laundering contrary to Section 17(a) and punishable under Section 14(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004, Thisday reports.
At the resumed trial of the two accused persons, Atanda, started his evidence by saying that the most memorable about the Impeachment of Ladoja was when a rift between the members of the Oyo state House of Assembly, in one hand and political actors in Oyo state on the other hand.
The witness stated that when he noticed that there was attempt to Impeached Senator Ladoja, and to secure two third members of the assembly members which is 22, that will support Ladoja, he suggested that 22 vehicles be bought and give to the loyal members of the assembly.
Atanda said to get the vehicles bought, he secured a loan of N80 million from Wema Bank, which he used his personal assets and personal guarantee to secured, as the commissioner of finance was unable to raise the money from the state purse.
He stated that despite buying and sharing of the vehicles, Ladoja was impeached in December 2005.
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