I’ve Only N382m In Bank Accounts Frozen By EFCC, Says Fayose

Governor-Ayo-FayoseGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has claimed that he has N382million in his two Zenith Bank accounts frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering.

He insisted that the commission’s action had nothing to do with anti-corruption war but a deliberate ploy to wear him out and silence him as the voice of the opposition.

Mr. Fayose expressed confidence that he would overcome the battle.

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He also challenged the EFCC to make public the statement it extracted from the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.) as well as from his (Fayose’s) personal account details to allow the public know their contents.

Publishing Dasuki’s statement, he said, would reveal whether Dasuki truly wired funds to the former Minister of State (Defence), Musiliu Obanikoro or any other person for onward transmission to him (Fayose).

The governor was quoted by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, of expressing these views at the weekend during an interview programme broadcast by FRESH FM, an Ibadan-based radio station.

The EFCC is probing Fayose for allegedly receiving N1.299billion slush funds from Obanikoro through his detained associate, Abiodun Agbele (aka Abbey).

The money was part of the N4.745billion paid into Obanikoro’s company – Sylva Mcnamara – by the former NSA for the 2014 Ekiti governorship poll.

Gov. Fayose, however, challenged the EFCC to carry out what he called “responsible investigation” rather than engaging in “mind games” and “media trial through their commissioned newspapers” to tarnish his image.

He further alleged that the onslaught against him was also intended to set the public against him, saying: “Some failed Ekiti politicians now resume every day at EFCC office to concoct stories” to run him down.

Fayose claimed that contrary to what the general public is made to believe, the total amount in his two accounts frozen is N382 million made up of N300 million in his fixed deposit account and N82 million in his other account.