The Economic Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has unfrozen the bank accounts of Benue state government.
Terver Akase, chief press secretary
to Samuel Ortom, governor of the state, confirmed this on Thursday.
“The accounts were unfrozen
yesterday evening… The EFCC buckled under pressure,” he revealed.
This comes less than 24 hours
after the Nigerian Governors’ Forum tackled the commission for the action.
Abdulaziz Yari, chairman of the
forum, had described the act as unconstitutional, calling on the government of
President Muhammadu Buhari to call the anti-graft agency to order.
More to follow…
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