The Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has threatened to name those who financed his governorship election in 2014 if they fail to stand up to the harassment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, in response to EFCC’s allegation that he benefited from the illegal largesse from the office of the National Security Adviser under Sambo Dasuki, Mr. Fayose, on Wednesday, gave indications as to the sources of finances for his election.

According to him, Zenith Bank Plc largely funded his election, along with friends and associates who donated to his campaign.

The EFCC, in justifying its restriction on the account of the governor, said it had traced funds from the office of the NSA to the accounts of Mr. Fayose and, Musiliu Obanikoro, who is a former Minister of State for Defence.

The commission said the funds, amounting to about N4.7billion, was moved from accounts operated by two of Mr. Obanikoro’s sons where it was transferred to Mr. Fayose’s Zenith Bank account.

But the governor denied the allegation, saying he had no link with monies from the NSA’s office for which Mr. Dasuki and other leaders in the last PDP government are currently facing trial.

“I wish to state further that if it becomes evidently clear that those who willingly provided money for my election can no longer stand by what they did, may be because of threat from the EFCC, I will not hesitate to name names,” he said.

The governor also hinted that the bank only last week collected the identity card of Abiodun Agbele, the holder of the account through which it funded his campaign, in desperation to perfect the account apparently after submitting to the harassment of the EFCC.

“I must say it categorically that I don’t have any link financially with Obanikoro and I know as a fact that he (Obanikoro) has not; and cannot mention my name, as beneficiary of whatever money any company in which he has interest could have gotten from the ONSA if truly Obanikoro collected money from the ONSA as being claimed by the EFCC,” the governor declared.

“Therefore, bringing Obanikoro and his son’s narrative or that the Zenith Bank is telling different stories, having been blackmailed and coerced into submission by the EFCC is a joke that will not fly.”
Mr. Fayose also alleged that the bank opened the account for the purpose of the election, and requested him to present a trusted ally with which it would relate with.

“In actual fact, the account was opened by Zenith Bank hurriedly at that time and Abiodun Agbele’s identity card which ought to have been collected before the account was opened was only collected last week in the bank’s desperation to perfect the account obviously after submitting to the intimidation and harassment of the EFCC,” he said.

The governor described the EFCC’s case against him as “persecution” and a violation of his immunity, urging the anti-graft agency to also beam its searchlights on the funding of the campaigns of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Governor Fayose said:
"The allegation by the EFCC that the funds, amounting to about N4.7billion, was moved from accounts operated by two of Mr. Obanikoro’s sons where it was transferred to Mr. Fayose’s Zenith Bank Account in Ado-Ekiti is baseless. My 2014 election was funded by Zenith Bank Plc, fund raisers, donations from friends and associates, as well as sales of campaign souvenirs.

"I have no financial transaction whatsoever with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro either by cash, cheque or electronic transfer.”

Fayose challenged the anti-graft agency to publish statements made by Musiliu Obanikoro, his son or other persons associated with funds from the NSA’s supposedly used for his governorship election.

He said: “EFCC is only acting a movie scripted, produced and directed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Mohammadu Buhari just to silence me being a major opposition voice in the country.”

On the alleged involvement of President Buhari’s wife, Aisha, in
 the Williams Jefferson bribery scam, the governor challenged the president’s wife to visit the United States of America to convince Nigerians that she was not the Aisha Buhari mentioned in the judgment.

“It is on record that the President has visited USA three times and his wife did not travel with him. She ought to have visited USA last year September to chair a United Nation programme but she sent the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki to represent her.

“I advise that they should keep their gun pounder dry and wait till the end of my tenure in 2018 and I want to assure them that I will be available to answer any of their questions, no matter how unreasonable.”

He added: “Furthermore, Nigerians should know that I have been persecuted by the EFCC before, using phantom N1.2 billion poultry scam and I came out victorious. I was not only acquitted, I got N10 million judgment against the EFCC and my impeachment that was orchestrated by the EFCC was quashed by the Supreme Court.

“Nigerians should recall that it was part of this plot to get back at me because of my critical stance on Buhari’s government that the Ekiti State House of Assembly was invaded by men of the Department of State Service (DSS), placement of travel ban on me and lately, illegal frozen of my account by the EFCC.

“I therefore make bold to state that in the overall interest of democracy and well-being of Nigerians, I will continue to speak my mind on issues bordering on governance in Nigeria. I will not be intimidated.”

The PDP Governors Forum has rallied behind Mr. Fayose condemning the action of the EFCC, particularly the restriction placed on the governor’s bank account.

You can't be poking a lion with a stick then start to shout and act surprised when it bites off your arm.

Fayose never learns.

Fayose is a crazy silly lazy mad dog = AISHA BUHARI 2016

don't understand dis guy any longer

u chuk ur hand inside beans con say may your hand no dirty
Fvcking Mumu
addicted attention seeker

braine:
You can't be poking a lion with a stick then start to shout and act surprised when it bites off your arm.

Double gbam. The tout simply lacks character, decorum, honour, and dignity.

Imagine shamelessly threatening to bring down his benefactors because he has managed to hang himself with his filthy tongue.

What a shame.

It's dishonorable to name those who thought were helping you at a time you needed help.

In Olamide's voice "yanga dey sleep, na trouble wake am" so dance to d music baba

Hmmmm! Interesting.

Please don't cry out yet.

Those speaking out against Fayose and supporting this tyrannical government have no idea what leadership or democracy means.

A government that silences anyone that speaks against it doesn't mean well for the country.

Yes Fayose might have gone overboard but GEJ suffered worse and yet we had peace.

I'm not in support of corruption but selective justice is in itself injustice and corruption.

If this government continues this bad precedent,2019 would be a do or die affair that might lead to the lose of life of so many Nigerians on a very massive scale,that is if there is still one Nigeria by then.

Too many educated Nigerian,yet very few knowledgeable and wise ones.

I love my Country but I'm ashamed of our leaders.

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AceRoyal:
Those speaking out against Fayose and supporting this tyrannical government have no idea what leadership or democracy means.
A government that silences anyone that speaks against it doesn't mean well for the country.
Yes Fayose might have gone overboard but GEJ suffered worse and yet we had peace.
I'm not in support of corruption but selective justice is in itself injustice and corruption.
If this government continues this bad precedent,2019 would be a do or die affair that might lead to the lose of life of so many Nigerians on a very massive scale,that is if there is still one Nigeria by then.

Too many educated Nigerian,yet very few knowledgeable and wise ones.

I love my Country but I'm ashamed of our leaders.

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Recieve sense

Cursed animal, that your GF in Magodo will soon abandon you. I will always curse you for bringing shame to Ekiti people and the SW. Ediot

So fayoshame the accuse has turned to the defence...Life is an irony...

AceRoyal:
Those speaking out against Fayose and supporting this tyrannical government have no idea what leadership or democracy means.

A government that silences anyone that speaks against it doesn't mean well for the country.

Yes Fayose might have gone overboard but GEJ suffered worse and yet we had peace.

I'm not in support of corruption but selective justice is in itself injustice and corruption.

If this government continues this bad precedent,2019 would be a do or die affair that might lead to the lose of life of so many Nigerians on a very massive scale,that is if there is still one Nigeria by then.

Too many educated Nigerian,yet very few knowledgeable and wise ones.

I love my Country but I'm ashamed of our leaders.

See talk, good luck jonathan also used efcc during his time
Do you remember murtala nyako was his account not frozen? Was he not a serving governor abeg you guys should chill

fayoshame , what a shame!

“I wish to state further that if it becomes evidently clear that those who willingly provided money for my election can no longer stand by what they did, may be because of threat from the EFCC, I will not hesitate to name names,” he said.

God be with whoever does anything in secret with this "quack-quack".

some people needs common sense from Ben Bruce
this governor has never denied been involved in the scam instead he brought out unfounded allegations against the person of the wife of the president
He said Zenith bank sponsored his election, Zenith bank denied the man
Now the man is crying foul that he would mention the names of those that sponsored his election.
which one should we believe. As a governor he should atleast no how to defend himself even in the face of persecution