The PDP reveal details over
plans to shield former
governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi from inevitable arrest and
prosecution by EFCC, the former governor said the party was merely
hallucinating.
In a statement by the state’s Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Jackson Adebayo alleged that some leaders of APC were planning to approach President Muhammadu Buhari through his closets men from the north in a “desperate attempt to shield Fayemi from inevitable arrest and prosecution by EFCC”.
In a statement by the state’s Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Jackson Adebayo alleged that some leaders of APC were planning to approach President Muhammadu Buhari through his closets men from the north in a “desperate attempt to shield Fayemi from inevitable arrest and prosecution by EFCC”.
The party said “it has come to our notice that
there is a sinister motive by the leaderships of the All Progressive Congress
to put presure on the presidency to halt the investigation of the former APC
governor by the EFCC when it dawned on them that the various petitions before
the EFCC on the financial mismanagement of the APC administration in Ekiti State
between 2010 and 2014 cannot be ignored again by the anti-graft body in its
current moves against past governors.”
The PDP, however, noted
that “We are aware that the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria police have
reached an advanced stage in their investigation of the financial mismanagement
of the immediate past government in Ekiti State and alleged outright diversion
of money meant for the state to private pockets. We are also aware that Fayemi
has approached a top security chief who is very close to the president to
intervene.
Fayemi reacts
In his reaction, Chief
Press Secretary to Fayemi, Mr Olayinka Oyebode declared that “I think the
PDP-led government in the state is merely hallucinating.”
Oyebode, said
“This is a pure case of
hallucination. You and I know that it is the incumbent governor, Ayodele Fayose
that has a case with EFCC.
And I am sure you know that
his N1.3billion poultry scam case came up at the Ado-Ekiti High Court sometimes
in 2014 shortly before the elections. The case could not be heard on its
adjourned date owing to the closure of courts in Ekiti since last year.” Oyebode
added that “if there is anybody who should be running from pillar to post,
begging to be bailed out of EFCC investigations or trial by the anti-corruption
agencies, it should be Fayose.”
Absolving the Fayemi
administration of mismanagement of state funds, Oyebode said “Fayemi ran one of
the most responsible and corruption-free governments not only in Ekiti State,
but in the country. He has been out of office for nine months and has not been
invited by any anti-corruption agency be it EFCC or ICPC.’’
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