Fayose’s aide debunks ex-governor’s ‘confession’ to EFCC, insists he’ll only defend self in court
The report by a section of the media that the immediate past governor of
Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, had started opening up on allegations
of corruption made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) has been described as false, misleading and a feeble
attempt by the anti-graft agency to sustain its lies and campaign of
calumny against the former governor.
Fayose’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, who reacted in a statement issued on
Friday, insisted that “no amount of sponsored media reports will change
the fact that as at today, the EFCC does not have any evidence to
prosecute the former governor in court”.
Olayinka insisted that his boss will only defend himself before the
court of law, saying that EFCC had demonstrated that it was out to
persecute the former governor ostensibly because of his criticism of the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government.
He said: “it is a fact that Fayose wrote to the EFCC on September 10,
2018 notifying the commission of his decision to make himself available
on October 16, 2018. The EFCC replied by asking him not to wait till
October 16 and that he should come on September 20, 2018.
“Therefore, isn’t it funny that the same EFCC that was desperate to have
Fayose report on September 20 is still keeping him in detention, four
days after he willingly submitted himself? Isn’t it now clear to all
discerning minds that EFCC is only acting as an agent of persecution
against perceived enemies of the APC and it is helping to keep Fayose
out of circulation as desired by the powers that be?”
While urging members of the public to disregard any report of Fayose
saying anything other than demanding that he be charged to court,
Olayinka said; “Very soon, the public will still be fed with stories
like; Fayose writes confessional statement and eats it, he weeps in
detention, begs to return loots among other familiar lies of the EFCC.
“Nigerians should just ignore the EFCC’s sponsored lies and continue to
ask why the anti-graft agency has failed to charge Fayose to court
despite the overwhelming evidence it claimed to have.
“Most importantly, Nigerians should be rest assured that Fayose will not
be intimidated even if he is detained for as long as the EFCC will be
ready to take him to court. He won’t say more than what he has said
which is denying the EFCC allegations and that the anti-graft agency is
more of a persecutor than prosecutor.”
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