Re-elected Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the state Attorney General to withdraw the legal action instituted against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the freezing of the state government’s bank account.
Adeleke disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, shortly after he secured a second term in office.
The governor said his decision followed President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the dispute, including the President’s directive for the EFCC to lift restrictions on the state account and discontinue the related legal proceedings.
“I’m putting them behind. What else do I want? I have instructed my Attorney General to drop it. Mr President has done well. He called me. What more do I want?” Adeleke said.
The governor had previously challenged the EFCC’s action in court, alleging that the freezing of the account was politically motivated and had affected the operations of his administration.
The commission had said the restriction was connected to an investigation involving about ₦11 billion in Ecology Funds, intervention funds and allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee.
Adeleke also spoke about invitations extended by the EFCC to some of his aides and officials, saying he had instructed his lawyers to assist them in responding to the agency’s questions.
He said his administration had nothing to hide and that some officials were released after questioning.
Adeleke further alleged that political interests may have been behind some of the EFCC actions but maintained that President Tinubu was not necessarily aware of them.
The governor’s decision to withdraw the suit signals a move to put the dispute with the anti-graft agency behind him as he begins his second term.
