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From Wole Balogun, Ado Ekiti
EKITI State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, yesterday, alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is using “a corrupt Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stamp out corruption in Nigeria.”
Fayose said the president must start the corruption fight from his party and immediate aides.
“EFCC officials’ opinions remain their opinions and if they are so sure of whatever information they have, they should go to court and stop subjecting Nigerians to media trial and that no amount of media trial from the same elements that orchestrated my removal in 2006 can erode my popularity among Ekiti people.”
EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren declined to speak on the matter when Daily Sun called him for his reaction.
“No comment,” he said.
Regardless, Fayose said any property that may be linked to him or his company was bought legitimately and his properties were duly declared in his assets declaration form and sources of such funds were not illicit.
Fayose made the statement through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. He maintained that his election was funded by a bank as well as donations from friends and associates.
He said since the money he got for his election was from legitimate sources and not from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) as being concocted, how the money was spent remained his own business and not that of anyone.
He maintained that he will continue to speak his mind on issues affecting Nigerians and can never be cowed.
“Nigerians are suffering. States can no longer pay workers salary, a litre of kerosene is now N220, a bag of rice is now N20,000 and some people will sit in Presidential Villa and expect that all of us should keep silent? That is not possible!
“No amount of media trial by agents of the Buhari-led APC government will make me to stop baring my mind on the cluelessness of the Federal Government.”
