An Oyo State youth forum have petitioned the angri graft agency, EFCC over the alleged N1b fraud perpetuated by Kolapo Kola Daisi who just won the ticket of the All Progressive Party (APC) for the Oyo South Senatorial District.
Kolapo Kola Daisi, is the son of foremost Nigerian industrialist, Bashorun Kola-Daisi (CON), and married to Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s daughter, polled 212 votes to defeat the incumbent, Kola Balogun, who scored 93 votes; former Oyo State Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Sharafadeen Alli (107 votes); Adegboyega Adegoke (53 votes); Bimbo Adekanmbi (98 votes), Rotimi Adeniyi (four votes) and Waheed Olajide (two votes).
It will be recalled that Kolapo Daisi, an in-law to the former Oyo State Governor, Late Abiola Ajimobi, alongside the Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifiesimama Sekibo, were arraigned before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for an alleged fraud of N1 billion.
They were charged along with others including Dimire Dike, Wumi Adeniyi, Funmilayo Taiwo, and Akeem Durotoye.
The charges border, among others, on conspiracy, stealing, obtaining money under false pretenses, and forgery.
Sekibo, Late Ajimobi’s son-in-law, conspired with others and obtained money under false pretenses and forgery.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleged that the defendants obtained the sum of N1bn from Heritage Bank Plc “by falsely representing the sum as proceeds of Vlamings Professional Limited’s investment in Heritage Bank Plc.”
The commission accused them of dishonestly converting Heritage Bank’s property, in the sum of N1 billion for personal gains.
They were accused of forging a document titled ‘RE: Expression of Interest in Agric Fund Management Scheme.”
According to the anti-graft agency, the defendants allegedly forged the document dated April 2, 2015, “purporting it to be a loan scheme executed in favour of Vlamings Professionals Limited.”
The EFCC claimed that the defendants sent the document to it (EFCC), hoping it would be mistaken as genuine.
In a recent development, a group of youth in the state, have kicked against the party for giving Kolapo Daisi the party ticket to represent the people of oyo north constituency in the senate in the coming general election, and this many said does not represent them well as Kolapo Daisi is seen as a man with questionable character going by his arraignment by the EFCC over the said N1b fraud allegation.
“We will keep you updated with latest development and current situation of Kolapo Daisi as event unfolds” one of the group representative told Society Reporters.