The governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, has disclosed on Monday that his personal account with Zenith bank has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It was gathered that the governor accused the EFCC of making arrest threats against some officials of his government.
The governor further alleged that there was a plot to detain his associates indefinitely, force them to make incriminating statements against him while “feeding the public with orchestrated fake reports.”
“Certain top functionaries of the Ekiti State government and some important members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, and some associates of mine, have now been pencilled down for arrest and indefinite detention by the EFCC under the guise of investigating the funds spent by the PDP on the June 21, 2014 governorship election and the Presidential election,” Fayose said at a press conference in Abuja.
Stating that the plot against him is being coordinated through the offices of the secretary to the government of the federation and the attorney-general of the federation, he added that the plot is fuelled by some politicians from Ekiti State, “including an Ekiti born Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and self-professed human rights activist and a Special Adviser to the Vice President.”
We Have Right To Freeze Any Suspicious Account Including Fayose’s — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to the claim that Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State cannot be investigated because of immunity currently being enjoyed by him.
The commission said that the immunity being enjoyed by any governor does not prevent the commission from investigating suspicious movements of money into his accounts.
The Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren told Vanguard that the anti-graft agency has the right to investigate any governor whose account is being used to move funds.
“Immunity does not prevent EFCC from investigating suspicious accounts of those enjoying immunity and Fayose cannot be an exception,“the commission said.
