The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal workplace, on Tuesday, reportedly invited some officers of the Ogun State authorities in reference to an ongoing investigation.
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the event in a cellphone dialog with our correspondent on Wednesday.
‘’I simply referred to as our Ibadan zonal workplace and it was confirmed that some officers of the state authorities had been invited for a chat in respect of an ongoing investigation they usually have since gone again to their state. Nobody was additionally detained,” Oyewale stated.
Asked to verify that these invited had been certainly Ogun State officers, the EFCC spokesman stated, “I can only tell you that they are officials of the Ogun State government and it was in connection with an ongoing investigation. It’s not more than that.”
But when contacted, Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Kayode Akinmade, stated, “I am currently out of town, so I am not aware of what you are talking about but in any case, anyone can write petition but that doesn’t mean that what you have written is the truth. The EFCC can also invite anyone but that doesn’t mean such a person has been indicted.”
Meanwhile, our correspondent gathered from a good supply that 5 officers of the federal government had been quizzed.
Their invitation was stated to be on the energy of a petition written by the previous Chairman of the Ijebu East Local Government Area, Wale Adedayo.
Adedayo had final 12 months August accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting about N10.8bn meant for the 20 native governments within the state.
Speaking with our correspondent on situation of anonymity for concern of being victimised, a high authorities official stated, “It is true that some officials of the state government were invited by the EFCC on Tuesday. I learnt it was about the finance of the state government but I don’t know which of them”.
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Ex-LG chairman, Adedayo, had written what was presupposed to be a personal letter to a former governor of the state, Chief Olusegun Osoba, final 12 months August, accusing Governor Abiodun of diverting about N10.8bn meant for the event of the council areas.
The letter, nevertheless, discovered its approach into the media turning into a matter of public discourse.
Adedayo had additionally forwarded a petition to the EFCC calling for an investigation of the state authorities for the alleged monetary infraction.
The state authorities, nevertheless, denied the allegation, explaining that it somewhat augmented the month-to-month Federal Government allocations despatched to the native governments or else lots of them would have discovered it unattainable to fulfil their monetary obligations like fee of salaries, amongst others.
Adedayo after his reported allegations in opposition to the state authorities was later impeached and he’s presently standing trial earlier than an Abeokuta Magistrate Court for elevating false allegations and character defamation in opposition to Governor Abiodun.
Speaking with our correspondent on Wednesday, Adedayo stated he heard in regards to the invitation of some state officers by the EFCC over the matter.
“Yes, I heard about it on Tuesday. I’m certain it’s in regards to the petition I despatched to the EFCC. A lie can journey a thousand miles, the reality will meet up with it inside a number of seconds.
“A friend told me they were granted an administrative bail so they could return with some documents, which they claimed would exonerate them.”