The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has reacted to the arrest of two of his top officials by the anti-graft agency, EFCC.
PREMIUM TIMES reported the arrest of the Ekiti commissioner of finance, Toyin Ojo, and the accountant general, Yemisi Owolabi, by the EFCC on Thursday.

“They were picked up today following their refusal to honour previous invitations for interrogation in relation to pending investigation on the misuse of bail out funds by the Ayodele Fayose administration,” an EFCC spokesperson said in an email to PREMIUM TIMES.

In his response, the governor, in a statement by his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, blamed the arrest on aides of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“It is obvious that the hawks around President Muhammadu Buhari are afraid of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s declaration to contest the presidential election in 2019,” Mr. Olayinka said.

Read Mr. Olayinka’s full statement below.

Ekiti State Government has described the arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of the State Commissioner for Finance, Toyin Ojo and the Accountant General, Yemisi Owolabi, as a further demonstration of the anti-corruption agency’s irresponsibility, saying; “The EFCC is obviously living up to its
status as the attack-dog of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government, but Ekiti State government under Governor Ayodele Fayose cannot be intimidated.”

Special Assistant to the State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said in a statement issued on Thursday that “it is obvious that the hawks around President Muhammadu Buhari are
afraid of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s declaration to contest the presidential election in 2019, hence the usual panicky measure of arresting government officials in Ekiti on the day of his declaration, with the view to embark on another round of media trial against the governor and his government.”

The government said “it is funny that the EFCC, in the bid to carry out its usual hatchet job against Governor Fayose, failed to take into cognisance the subsisting court order, which forbids any official of the Ekiti State government from being arrested by the EFCC. Up till today, the court order has not been appealed and it subsists.”

The government challenged the EFCC to tell Nigerians what has been done to the loads of petitions written against the immediate past APC government of Kayode Fayemi, asking; “What has the EFCC done to those involved in the grass-cutting scam and the $43 million Ikoyi scam?”

The government said; “It is so funny and laughable that these characters in the APC government can’t even disappoint for once by being unpredictable.

“Like we have said before, the game plan of those who want power in Ekiti State by force as well as those who do not want anyone to speak against President Buhari, that they see as a god, is to stifle Ekiti State government and make it impossible for the government to carry out its responsibilities.


“However, the EFCC and its collaborators should know that we have threaded this path before and we, in the government of Ekiti State won’t be intimidated by the irresponsibility of a federal government anti-corruption agency that has come to see itself as instrument of harassing, oppressing, intimidating and coercing perceived opposition figures.

“On this one, let us tell these agents of the devil in the EFCC and those they are working for that as usual, they have taken on a wrong customer. This is because the more they run after Governor Fayose, the more they hit their heads on the Rock of Ages and get themselves fatally injured.”


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/244539-fayose-reacts-arrest-top-ekiti-officials-efcc.html

Yes we all know that nothing has been done to previous people who have looted the state treasury or involved in one scam or the other,but that is not enough reason for state officials not to honour invitation by a commission investigating you or your ministry for corruption.

This is the real problem in this country, because Mr A did it and was left off the hook or not caught therefore it is a norm. For how long shall we continue this circus dance,eehn!
Few days from today Nigeria will clock 57 yet we have retrogressed much more than any other country on earth even with our enormous wealth which ought to be put to our common advancement, but instead looted by kleptomaniacs in government yet no one is in jail for such crime against we the ordinary citizens.

Fayose should allow EFCC to perform its constitutional role and stop crying fowl.
If the officials are found culpable they should be arraigned in the law court.
No body should be above the laws of the land.

Y

OK.

And behold the childish game started to early!

Out of 23 states, they have singled out the known enemy of the president, who incidentally has declared interest in the presidents job for harrassement!


Political EFCC!


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/04/states-squandered-fg-bailout-funds/

the EFCC, in the bid to carry out its usual hatchet job against Governor Fayose, failed to take into cognisance the subsisting court order, which forbids any official of the Ekiti State government from being arrested by the EFCC. Up till today, the court order has not been appealed and it subsists.”

Imagine? Fayose is bastard! Who cares about any useless jankara court order bought in the streets of Ekiti!

EFCC carry on with your constitutional duty, and dont be blackmailed by the slowpoke of a thugnor!

APC! Chain!!!

Sai barber have started earlier than we thought.

Yoruba Muslims troop in, come and defend your Fulani master Buhari.

Only a fool or a stark hypocrite will fail to realised that Buhari has lost the fight on corruption. Why is PMB shying away from prosecuting his former SSG and those behind the Ikoyi NIA cash haul? I am not saying Fayose aides should not be prosecuted if they are found wanting but the glaring selective fight against corruption is nausating to any one with decent sense of equity and justice. Sometimes I sit back and wondered what peopple like Femi Adesina would have written about the SSG saga and Ikoyi cadh haul if he is still the Editor of The Sun Newspaper! It is rather sad that a lot of Nigerians are losing thier sense of reasoning because of politics. ......

This is the real motive behind presidential declaration by Fayose. All is attempt to evade arrest after immunity thru public sympathy.

Presidency is just a smokescreen

hatchy:
Yes we all know that nothing has been done to previous people who have looted the state treasury or involved in one scam or the other,but that is not enough reason for state officials not to honour invitation by a commission investigating you or your ministry for corruption.

This is the real problem in this country, because Mr A did it and was left off the hook or not caught therefore it is a norm. For how long shall we continue this circus dance,eehn!
Few days from today Nigeria will clock 57 yet we have retrogressed much more than any other country on earth even with our enormous wealth which ought to be put to our common advancement, but instead looted by kleptomaniacs in government yet no one is in jail for such crime against we the ordinary citizens.

Fayose should allow EFCC to perform its constitutional role and stop crying fowl.
If the officials are found culpable they should be arraigned in the law court.
No body should be above the laws of the land.

Fayose is a tout and not fit to govern even a local government talk less of Nigeria.
How can a governor talk and behave carelessly.

EFCC should be allowed to do their job biko nu.

This is clear witch-hunting as Ekiti state is not the only state that have allegedly abuse the bail-out fund.What have the EFCC done to Gov.Yari of Zamfara state that is a close ally of the most holy anti-corruption czar yet involved in abuse of same fund that have pitched him against his state HOA? What of Rochas, Aregbesola and co? What have became of Lawal Babachir,Olusola Oke of NIA & a host of other APC bigshots involved in one corrupt act or the other? Karma is real.

This is exactly the whole point of his so called presidential declaration. It will now seem like he is being harassed by PMB because he's contesting for the presidency, his supporters will readily forget that he has been under investigation ever before his declaration, they will forget that Obanikoro had made confessional statements where he indicted Fayose. Let the drama begin

puffpuff:
This is the real motive behind presidential declaration by Fayose. All is attempt to evade arrest after immunity thru public sympathy.

Presidency is just a smokescreen

doubledutch:
Fayose is a tout and not fit to govern even a local government talk less of Nigeria.
How can a governor talk and behave carelessly.

EFCC should be allowed to do their job biko nu.

But unfortunately, he's now able and fit to govern a state 2-times. What a mighty God we serve...�

doubledutch:
Fayose is a tout and not fit to govern even a local government talk less of Nigeria.
How can a governor talk and behave carelessly.

EFCC should be allowed to do their job biko nu.

And What about the corrupt president and all his party henchmen that have been implicated in one corrupt act or the other Why is the former SGF not in jail now but judges houses were broken into on phantom charges of corruption.I'm not holding forth for anyone but what is sauce for the goose is also good for the gender.

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[/b]"The government said “it is funny that the EFCC, in the bid to carry out its usual hatchet job against Governor Fayose, failed to take into cognisance the subsisting court order, which forbids any official of the Ekiti State government from being arrested by the EFCC. Up till today, the court order has not been appealed and it subsists.”

The government challenged the EFCC to tell Nigerians what has been done to the loads of petitions written against the immediate past APC government of Kayode Fayemi, asking; “What has the EFCC done to those involved in the grass-cutting scam and the $43 million Ikoyi scam?”
“On this one, let us tell these agents of the devil in the EFCC and those they are working for that as usual, they have taken on a wrong customer. This is because the more they run after Governor Fayose, the more they hit their heads on the Rock of Ages and get themselves fatally injured.”[b] Epic reply.

Complete arrogant fools in power.power.apc has once again behaved like a motor park union party with no sense of reasoning.

Nigerians have problem in choosing a leader. Because you think Buhari has failed, now you want to manage Fayose.

Buhari wants to silence Fayose at all cost.

IkpuMmiri:


Imagine? Fayose is bastard! Who cares about any useless jankara court order bought in the streets of Ekiti!

EFCC carry on with your constitutional duty, and dont be blackmailed by the slowpoke of a thugnor!

U see ur life. Common sense is no longer Common..

Is Fayose the owner of the Court? Some Nigerians are so dull, and they parade their stupidity with so much pride..

EzzyIzzy:
This is exactly the whole point of his so called presidential declaration. It will now seem like he is being harassed by PMB because he's contesting for the presidency, his supporters will readily forget that he has been under investigation ever before his declaration, they will forget that Obanikoro had made confessional statements where he indicted Fayose. Let the drama begin

Yes ooo, so the Obanikoro that confessed, how much did he return? Has he been arraigned in court? Nigerians are even more gullible than one would expect.

EzzyIzzy:
This is exactly the whole point of his so called presidential declaration. It will now seem like he is being harassed by PMB because he's contesting for the presidency, his supporters will readily forget that he has been under investigation ever before his declaration, they will forget that Obanikoro had made confessional statements where he indicted Fayose. Let the drama begin

Then let the EFCC take the evidence to court.

Abi why is EFCC refusing to present the Evidence to both Feferal High Cout (Lagos and Ekiti), to the Appeal Court that also restrained them, but seeking about fake injunction to freeze fayose account.

Why is EFCC telling thr court they have Security report, let the lay it before the court and allow the court decide.

Stop saying what you don't know