The outgoing governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, promising to appear at the commission’s headquarters immediately after his tenure ends.
Fayose will handover the administration of Ekiti State to Governor-elect Kayode Fayemi on October 16, 2018.
Given his running antagonism of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress government, analysts have speculated the governor plan to escape EFCC arrest and investigation over alleged corruption cases pending before anti-graft agency.
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But, Fayose, in a letter he personally signed and addressed to the EFCC, pledged to surrender himself on Oct. 16 to the anti-graft agency.
Fayose explained that his decision to make himself available to the EFCC was to clarify issues or answer questions on issues within his knowledge.
In the letter addressed to the Chairman of EFCC, he said his desire to submit to the commission was consequent upon several and serial actions of the commission for some time now.
These, he said included, but not limited to the freezing of his accounts and attempts to secure temporary forfeiture of his properties.
The governor said these were indicative of the EFCC’s desire to have him clarify some issues or answer some questions but for the immunity he enjoyed under Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution as a serving governor.
“I wish to inform you that my term of office pursuant to which I enjoy immunity against investigation and prosecution under the above provision shall lapse by effluxion of time on Monday, 15th October, 2018.
“As a responsible citizen of our great country, who believes in the rule of law, I wish to inform you of my decision to make myself available in your office on Tuesday, 16th October 2018 at 1 pm to clarify issues or answer questions within my knowledge.
“Kindly confirm the suitability of the above date or indicate by return, the commission’s convenient date,” the letter read in part.
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The EFCC had once frozen Fayose’s two bank accounts, but a court described the action as illegal because of the immunity he enjoyed as a sitting governor.
