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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by SaintLucia: 11:08am On Oct 10, 2018
Eeyah so Fayose will now be in cage during election period. Well I will advice him to refund the money and go free just like Obanikoro did. Fayose and his mouth no be here. He insulted the President and even wish him dead but some fools called that as opposition criticism, he insulted the president's wife the same fools hailed him. He insulted his royal highness the Ewi of Akure and even lock the Onikere of Ikerre land a taboo in Yoruba culture for you to locked up a traditional monarch. Too many atrocities committed by Fayose.

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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Nobody: 11:12am On Oct 10, 2018
I haven't had that efcc set a special squad for Buhari' formal sgf, what of the money that appears and disappear in Kuduna airport? Is it above efcc, can we talk of Ikoyi dollars, I think it didn't happen in Nigerian. What about jamb monies, they have no squad to investigate snake, how about the allegations leveled against Buhari's ministers fayemi and Amechi? No one can try heavenly angels. EFCC Nigerians are grateful!
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by folly22(f): 11:14am On Oct 10, 2018
Interesting
Let them also set up a panel that will grill our oṣùn state failure of a governor
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Christistruth00: 11:16am On Oct 10, 2018
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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Lomprico2: 11:19am On Oct 10, 2018
Lol, dem wan SUYA fayose. cheesy

Proper grilling! grin
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Christistruth00: 11:21am On Oct 10, 2018
While EFCC is at it ,they should also remember to thoroughly investigate Tinubu and his Alpha Beta Company as well.

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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by blessuyi(m): 11:23am On Oct 10, 2018
Hot and rough landing for oshomoko.... what a world we are, nothing last forever...immunity is gone.....
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Ketaokeipheoma: 11:25am On Oct 10, 2018
efcc have no right to declare someone guilty without court of law pronauhcing judgement,neverthless if fayose has case to answer let him, but why efcc so ambitius abt fayose case eventhough his immunity is yet to be over while court have ordered arrest of oshomole without immunity for many occassions bt they turned dear ear?
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by sleek214(m): 11:31am On Oct 10, 2018
and Raul is being celebrated, what a country
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by omoelerin1: 11:33am On Oct 10, 2018
Throwback:
Dem just dey give Fayose emotional torture.


It is now Fayose will sit back and contemplate that "was I the only opposition governor in Nigeria, yet I was the only state chief executive that made Buhari his only topic of governance?".

The only state governor in all of Nigeria who is not from the SouthEast, yet came to identify with a terrorist Nnamdi Kanu in court.

The only state governor who broke diplomatic protocol and federal superiority and sovereignty, by writing to the Chinese government not to give loans to the constitutional government of Nigeria.

The only state governor who turned to the spokesman of PDP, when other PDP governors were busy developing their respective states and keeping a cordial relationship with the federal government.

He did all of these despite knowing he has many corruption cases and audio recorded electoral fraud hanging on his neck.

Now his only hope of getting a ticket as a VP candidate of PDP, to use as his defence and protection against legal prosecution with the claims of political witch-hunt against a major opposition candidate in the president election, has now failed workout as planned.

Sadly, those he was amusing like a clowning entertainer did not even wait a day's benefit of doubt before starting to call him the opposite of the names and accolades they once showered on him.

Oshokomale is now Oshofonkale!
What is diplomatic protocol that was broken? Did he write to Chinese govt on behalf of another govt in Nigeria or as a concerned citizen?
Is there anything wrong for any opposition member to criticise the ruling govt.

Let the EFCC finish with the case of musiliu obanikoro, first, then we would take them serious.
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by breakeven: 11:37am On Oct 10, 2018
This has become personal. Not about corruption anymore. It is just like what dasuki is going through right now.
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Tecno66: 11:50am On Oct 10, 2018
nurex01:
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Eniola Akinkuotu and Enyioha Opara

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has set up a special team to interrogate Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State next week, The PUNCH can confirm.

Fayose, who has been governor since October 16, 2014, will lose his immunity at exactly 11.59pm on October 15, 2018, thereby giving the EFCC the constitutional right to arrest, detain and prosecute him.

The governor is expected to report at the EFCC head office in Abuja to meet with the commission’s Director of Operations, Umar Mohammed, after which he will be grilled by a team of operatives.

Fayose is under investigation for allegedly receiving over N1.2bn from a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), through a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro.

The money was allegedly handed over to Fayose during the build-up to the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State.

Fayose’s aide, Abiodun Agbele, and others had been arraigned by the EFCC but Fayose was excluded because of his immunity.

A source within the EFCC said, “We are expecting Fayose to show up at our office next week. He has nowhere to run to since he is under security watch and cannot leave the country through any land border, seaport or airport.

“We have also set up a special team of investigators that will interrogate him immediately after the expiration of his tenure.”

The governor is expected to be arraigned after investigations.

Apart from the alleged N1.2bn fraud, Fayose is also under probe for alleged contract fraud.

Speaking with one of our correspondents on Tuesday, a spokesman for Fayose, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, said his principal was ready for the EFCC.

Adelusi noted that the governor had written a letter to the EFCC indicating his readiness to appear before the commission next week.

He said, “Governor Fayose is an honourable man. He will not run away. He has already stated that he will make himself available next Monday once his tenure expires. He made this clear in a letter recently. Even when he was not under immunity, the governor honoured the EFCC invitations.

“The EFCC is not a court of law and cannot declare a person guilty. The governor will be available next week, no doubt.”

Meanwhile, Fayose has filed a N20bn suit against the EFCC for placing him on watch list and directing security agencies to arrest him, if he attempts to travel out of the country.

He said the directive against him despite being a sitting governor breached his constitutional immunity and exposed him to public opium and ridicule.

Fayose had in a September 3, 2018 letter by his counsel, Obafemi Adewale, given the EFCC 72 hours to withdraw the request/directive to security agencies and publish a written apology in three national newspapers and the social media.

A statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said the suit was consequent upon the EFCC’s failure to accede to his demands as contained in the letter.

Recall that EFCC had tweeted on July 16, 2018 through its official twitter handle @officialEFCC concerning Governor Fayose that, “The parri (party) is over, the cloak of immunity is torn apart and the staff broken, Ekiti Integrated Poultry/Biological Concepts Limited N1.3bn fraud case file dusted off the shelves. See you soon.”

In the suit, Fayose demanded among other things; an order of the court mandating the EFCC to pay the sum of N20bn as general damages to what he called “flagrant, deliberate, pre-meditated and reckless libel and unprovoked attack on his character and reputation and the breach of his constitutional right/immunity as an incumbent governor.”

He asked the EFCC to tender a written apology, which should be circulated to all security agencies in Nigeria and that same should be published in at least three widely read national newspapers and the social media.

The governor also sought a declaration that the statements contained in the EFCC’s letter of September 12, 2018, and addressed to all security agencies n Nigeria portrayed him as a criminal, a fugitive and a run-away from the law, and that the statements were not true, were malicious, and not fair.

He asked the court to further declare “that the EFCC’s letter placing him on watch list and directing his arrest on sight even while a sitting governor is unconstitutional as same offends the clear provision of Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) which clothes him with immunity against arrest and prosecution as an incumbent governor.”

“That the tweet by the defendant (the EFCC) through its official twitter handle, which was widely circulated through social media and published in Punch Newspaper (online) of 16th July, 2018, with the particular wordings pleaded in the statement of claim filed along with this Writ is not true, is malicious, is not a fair statement and presents the plaintiff as a fraudster thereby ridiculing him and reducing him in the eyes of reasonable and right-thinking members of the society.”

https://punchng.com/efcc-sets-up-special-team-to-grill-fayose-over-corruption-charges/

If only EFCC could set up the same special team to investigate Oshiomhole, we will know they are serious. A petition was written against both Fayose and Oshiomhole. They are so serious on Fayose's case while a court had to direct them to commence investigation on Oshiomhole's own. The way Oshimhole is quick to label people in opposition thieves makes his case interesting. He really needs to be interrogated to explain how he acquired so much as a governor. We all know the take home pay of a Nigerian governor.
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by jumpandpas(m): 11:53am On Oct 10, 2018
Throwback:
Dem just dey give Fayose emotional torture.


It is now Fayose will sit back and contemplate that "was I the only opposition governor in Nigeria, yet I was the only state chief executive that made Buhari his only topic of governance?".

The only state governor in all of Nigeria who is not from the SouthEast, yet came to identify with a terrorist Nnamdi Kanu in court.

The only state governor who broke diplomatic protocol and federal superiority and sovereignty, by writing to the Chinese government not to give loans to the constitutional government of Nigeria.

The only state governor who turned to the spokesman of PDP, when other PDP governors were busy developing their respective states and keeping a cordial working relationship with the federal government.

He did all of these despite knowing he has many corruption cases and audio recorded electoral fraud hanging on his neck.

Now his only hope of getting a ticket as a VP candidate of PDP, to use as his defence and protection against legal prosecution with the claims of political witch-hunt against a major opposition candidate in the president election, has now failed to workout as planned.


Sadly, those he was amusing like a clowning entertainer did not even wait a day's benefit of doubt before starting to call him the opposite of the names and accolades they once showered on him.

Oshokomale is now Oshofonkale!



Your problem is that you're a political supporter and an agent of APC.

Try to be neutral and See how intelligent you'll sound.

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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by jumpandpas(m): 11:58am On Oct 10, 2018
omoelerin1:
What is diplomatic protocol that was broken? Did he write to Chinese govt on behalf of another govt in Nigeria or as a concerned citizen?
Is there anything wrong for any opposition member to criticise the ruling govt.

Let the EFCC finish with the case of musiliu obanikoro, first, then we would take them serious.


Valid points here bro.


But political supporters like throwback sees things from their party's point of view and not as a concerned citizen. This is also the reason why they hailed Buhari for appointing the dead and the retirees.

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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Throwback: 12:01pm On Oct 10, 2018
jumpandpas:




Your problem is that you're a political supporter and an agent of APC.

Try to be neutral and See how intelligent you'll sound.



If you were neutral, you will understand that a state governor has no business going to the criminal prosecution of an accused, and cheering for the defendant against the state prosecution. It will only ever happen with Fayose in the whole world.


You will understand that a state governor has no legal standing to be antagonizing and checkmating the diplomatic negotiations between the constitutional government of the country and a foreign partner country.

If you were not a sycophant of the PDP, you would know all of these.
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by rikamann: 12:03pm On Oct 10, 2018
A source within the EFCC said, “We are expecting Fayose to show up at our office next week. He has nowhere to run to since he is under security watch and cannot leave the country through any land border, seaport or airport.


Very wrong way to address a Nigerian not to talk of a sitting Gov, think EFCC should apologise. I am not pro-Fayose but his person and position should be respected till he seizes to be in that position

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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by matrixme(m): 12:03pm On Oct 10, 2018
if I were Buhari or any of his paid online agents, I would advise him to be careful with this Fayose issue. They say when you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you. Buhari should know that this political season, even his smile or frown would count against him. He who lives in a glass house should never throw stone. If eventually Fayose comes out clean which most likely would be, it would be such a shame to the camp of Buhari and his corruption witch hunt.
Trust Nigerian government agencies and their daftness, you accuse a man of corruption and you're telling him you're coming for him so so so date. Do you think he will also be sitting down and relaxing where he is? Especially when you don't have a back-end access to his daily activities at the moment.

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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by deebsman1(m): 12:04pm On Oct 10, 2018
I don't know if it's lack of political will or support or something else nii o but EFCC should start being more professional by first doing thorough investigations even if taking them months and trying blocking all legal loopholes before arraigning all this nija crook politicians because they are so smart more than the laws of the land a case in focus The Bukola Mesujamba Saraki case. Am sure if Fayose should contact him, he might at the end of the day come out free after everything. My 2 cents.
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Throwback: 12:04pm On Oct 10, 2018
jumpandpas:



Valid points here bro.


But political supporters like throwback sees things from their party's point of view and not as a concerned citizen. This is also the reason why they hailed Buhari for appointing the dead and the retirees.


A concerned private citizen, yet wrote in his capacity as a state governor? Yet he still lamented that his state did not getting a sizeable chunk of the investments those loans were to facilitate.

You are a blind sycophant.

CC: omoelerin1
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by FestusIrohigbe: 12:06pm On Oct 10, 2018
shocked
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by ipobarecriminals: 12:06pm On Oct 10, 2018
waste of time Fayose go runz. but com again, EFCC are so dumb upstairs Why are dey exposing thing like dis?Even our confused Police CP will announced chest beaten how dem catch a criminal etc .Fayose go scale fence go hide elsewhere
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by fredoooooo: 12:07pm On Oct 10, 2018
Baba no be only grilling o , abeg make una add pepper curry and thyme, please let fayose burn with the grilling o grin grin grin
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by ifko: 12:08pm On Oct 10, 2018
Hope they are preparing to prosecute Aregbesola too. God will punish APC and their supporters

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Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by jumpandpas(m): 12:08pm On Oct 10, 2018
Throwback:




If you were neutral, you will understand that a state governor has no business going to the criminal prosecution of an accused, and cheering for the defendant against the state prosecution. It will only ever happen with Fayose in the whole world.


You will understand that a state governor has no legal standing to be antagonizing and checkmating the diplomatic negotiations between the constitutional government of the country and a foreign partner country.

If you were not a sycophant of the PDP, you would know all of these.


Did the court that was handling the case of NK give an order against what the governor did?. Everyone has the right to witness such trial.


Unfortunately your points here are not even the reason(s) why the EFCC wants to grill him.


Just admit your hatred on the person of Fayose. PEACE.
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by ifko: 12:09pm On Oct 10, 2018
kk
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by Jahwinaboy(m): 12:16pm On Oct 10, 2018
October 16 loading... I still support Fayose for being vocal not some foolish politicians decamping to APC and becoming saints.
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by jumpandpas(m): 12:16pm On Oct 10, 2018
Throwback:



A concerned private citizen, yet wrote in his capacity as a state governor? Yet he still lamented that his state did not getting a sizeable chunk of the investments those loans were to facilitate.

You are a blind sycophant.

CC: omoelerin1


He has every right to write that letter as a citizen of Nigeria and the Chinese government also hv every right to ignore or acknowledge his letter.

What Fayose did is what every citizen of Nigeria should be doing especially when we don't see any meaningful thing these criminals in PDP and APC are doing with the previous money they borrowed.

YOU DON'T LIKE FAYOSE
#FACT
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by bimgo: 12:19pm On Oct 10, 2018
More than useless
KanwuliaMama:
Hmmmmmm!!!!
Time to sacrifice some scape goats.
EFCC looking to score some goals for Buhari 2019!

Make una finish DASUKI own first na! cheesy

We still can’t find Nnamdi Kanu!

USSSSSELESS EFCC!
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by omoelerin1: 12:21pm On Oct 10, 2018
Throwback:



A concerned private citizen, yet wrote in his capacity as a state governor? Yet he still lamented that his state did not getting a sizeable chunk of the investments those loans were to facilitate.

You are a blind sycophant.

CC: omoelerin1
What rubbish is this one saying?
Re: EFCC Sets Up Special Team To Grill Fayose Over Corruption Charges by CertifiedFreak(m): 12:53pm On Oct 10, 2018
Fayose would lose this matter sadly because he's bringing it before court as a civil matter as opposed to a fundamental rights matter. He could always request for damages upon validation of his grouses by court. I believe his claims are legit on most counts but I doubt judgment would go in his favor due to Count one's preeminence.

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