EFCC freezes Ayodele Fayose ‘s account, Governor describes action as criminal,…

He further said: “By the provision of Section 308 (1)(a) of our Constitution as amended no suit can be instituted against Ayodele Fayose and/or any Nigerian governor in any court in Nigeria”.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has replied a claim by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, that the commission lacks the right to investigate him because of immunity now covering him as a sitting governor.

From the report of three security agencies which investigated the fraud found that the governor stole monies meant for national security, and deposited them into his personal account.

Fayose Speaking at the premises of Zenith Bank, Ado-Ekiti, where he had his personal account, the governor claimed that he had gotten winds of plans by the Presidency to freeze his account some days earlier. I came here today and I have been able to see it.

“Moreover, sections 26-34 of the EFCC Act, established a process to be followed that is, a suspect must have been arrested for his account to be frozen however section 308 of 1999 Constitution, exempted Ayodele Fayose from those could be arrested and his bank account cannot be frozen”.

“I support government fighting corruption, but it has to be within the ‎ambit of the law”.

“I have become figure in this country that I don’t have anywhere to run to”. If they like, let them investigate the whole world.

“We will take every legal means, every legal procedure to get things right”.

But an EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren who spoke to a local media portal, Vanguard defended the position of the anti-graft agency saying that it has the right to investigate any governor whose account is being used to move funds. “They can not continue with this rascality”, he said.

“I can tell you authoritatively that the Aisha Buhari named in that case is not President Buhari’s wife”, Mr. Lamorde said when contacted Tuesday morning.