Former Governor of Ekiti State,
Mr Ayodele Fayose, who on Tuesday reported at the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) office in Abuja in accordance with his promise is still being
interrogated by the commission.
Head, Media and Publicity of the
EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday.
Asked why Fayose was still
detained for over 24 hours, Uwujaren said “we are still within range. We are
not keeping him but interrogating him.”
Fayose’s tenure as governor ended
on Monday, and he had on Saturday, presented “Hand-over Note’’ to his
successor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who was inaugurated on Tuesday.
On arrival at EFCC office, the
former governor had said “I am here in line with my promise that I will be here
on the 16th of October.
“And, like I said to EFCC, they
should await my arrival. They had been to my house; they cordoned off my street
which I feel personally was unnecessary. It is unwarranted.
“I had led Ekiti, and the best I
could give, I have given. Therefore, every question, whatever they need to ask,
I will be able to respond appropriately.”
He had in a letter to the EFCC
sometime ago, said his term of office “to which I enjoy immunity against
investigation and prosecution shall lapse by Monday, Oct. 15, 2018.
“As a responsible citizen of our
great country, who believes in the rule of law, I wish to inform you of my
decision to make myself available in your office on Tuesday, 16th October, 2018
at 1pm.
“It is to clarify issues or
answer questions within my knowledge.”
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