Attempt by the embattled former secretary of the Ekiti chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Temitope Aluko, to quash the order of an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court for his arrest and prosecution for alleged perjury failed on Wednesday.

Chief Magistrate Soji Adegboye while striking out the motion filed by Aluko’s counsel, Mr. Niran Owoseni, said it was a mere academic exercise, time wasting and abuse of court process.

The judge had given the order for Aluko’s arrest and prosecution for alleged perjury on February 3, 2016, based on a Motion Ex-parte filed by the Ekiti State Government against Aluko and the State Commissioner of Police.

However, Aluko had through hic counsel, had filed a motion to challenge the jurisdiction of the Chief Magistrate Court to issue the warrant of arrest against him for allegedly committing the offence of perjury during an interview on Channel Television. He had argued that the alleged offence was committed outside of Ekiti State.

The motion on notice, which was dismissed on Wednesday, had stalled the execution of the arrest warrant issued against Aluko.

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