Pastor Ize-Iyamu appears in court today over alleged N700m fraud

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu
(June 21, 1962) is a Nigerian Pastor, Politician, former Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Edo state government. He was the gubernatorial candidate of the Edo state People's Democratic Party for the 2016 Edo state gubernatorial election.^[1] He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).^[2] He was the National vice-chairman, South-South Zone of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).^[3]

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu

Chief of Staff to Edo state government
In office 1999–2003
SSG of Edo State
In office 2003–2007
Personal details
Born	July 21, 1962 Benin City, Edo, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Political party	All Progressives Congress (APC)
Spouse(s)	Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu
Children	4
Occupation	Pastor, politician, lawyer and farmer
Website	pastorosagieizeiyamu.com

Ize-Iyamu served as Director General of Adams Oshiomhole's 2nd term Campaign Organisation. He was also the Coordinator of Goodluck/Sambo Campaign Organisation. Recently, he was honoured by the Benson Idahosa University with an honorary doctorate degree in Public Administration.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, is to appear in court today in a case preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

He is being tried on an eight-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N700 million reportedly deployed to prosecute the 2015 general elections.

Ize-Iyamu, who recently defected to the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is standing trial alongside four others before Justice J. M. Umar of the Federal High Court, Benin City.

The anti-graft agency, in the suit marked FHC/BE21C/ 2016, said the gubernatorial hopeful and the other accused allegedly collected the public funds for the polls, contrary to the provisions of the EFCC Act and the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act.

A group, Concerned Citizens of Edo State, had last week charged youths in the state to meticulously follow the trial, saying: “We call on Edo youths to be aware that Pastor Ize-Iyamu would be standing trial for an N700 million money laundering case preferred against him and four others by the EFCC. The case comes up in court on July 2, 2020.”

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