THE spokesperson to Dr Rahmon Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife where a student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Timothy Adegoke died mysteriously, has ascribed the absence of his principal to deteriorating health.
The Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Ojo, had on Tuesday fumed over the absence of Adedoyin at the court to attend to his trial thereby threatening to grant all the defendants bail or transfer the case to another judge to start the trial afresh.
A statement issued by his Director of Media and Publicity, Dr Muyiwa Awojoodu, said that the absence of his principal and owner of Hilton Hotels in court was not intentional but due to his health challenges.
He explained that Adedoyin, through his lawyers, had earlier applied to the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, to allow the Ilesa Correctional Centre bring his medical report to court, and the issue had dragged since September,2022.
The lawyers representing Femi Falana Chambers, one Mrs Biliqees Abolude, countered the request and informed the court that the request of Barr. Unanji Lawal, counsel to Adedoyin, was not true.
The affidavit of Mrs Baliqees and one Fatimah Adesina said they doubted the medical reports of Adedoyin as signed by medical doctors.
According to Awojoodu, “one would have expected that his medical reports would be studied as claimed or have his health examined rather than dispel the request of his lawyers.
“Dr Adedoyin’s health calls for consequences of inattention and should not be toiled with, and the arguments of the lawyers from Femi Falana Chambers are baseless because they are not medical practitioners.
“Hence Dr Adedoyin’s health should not be treated with levity by the court as the law is not to persecute. Dr Adedoyin was not in court on medical grounds and has no other reason to stay away from the courts.”
Awojoodu added: “Adedoyin is a prominent son of Osun State, who also established a university in his home town. It is enough to guarantee that he will not jump bail if granted bail on grounds of medical report.
“The Ilesa correctional centre does not have a medical doctor nor drugs as most of the inmates buy their drugs. Neither is there a heart specialist or equipment to treat Dr Adedoyin’s health challenges which has deteriorated.
“After all, while under the court in Abuja, he was granted medical bail at the National Hospital, Abuja by the presiding Judge at that time.”
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