As part of its ongoing prosecution of
the war against corruption, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) was on Wednesday said to have sealed off a fuel station
purportedly belonging to the Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose.
The filling station, identified as
‘Chance Oil’ which is located at Lambe, Akute area of Ogun State, was
said to have been sealed off by operatives of the commission for reasons
yet unknown.
This would not be the first time the
governor will have a brush with the commission, especially regarding the
sealing off of his purported properties and freezing his Zenith Bank
account.
Earlier this month, the commission had
seized four duplexes on Victoria Island in Lagos State and one located
at 44 Osun Crescent, Maitama, Abuja, purportedly belonging to the
governor.
While reacting to the incident, Fayose
flayed the commission for always putting the cart before the horse,
adding that the commission should have adequately verified it’s
Information before acting.
Fayose, who spoke through his Special
Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said
the EFCC is acting in unbelievable manner by not adequately verifying
it’s information before going after his boss.
He said, “It is ridiculous to say such
thing about a person that has been governor for two years. How would you
say Governor Fayose has a filling station at Akute?
“If he would have had a filling
station, he would have had it along Lagos – Ibadan express road, at
Lekki and other high brow areas and not Akute. Does he even have any
link with Akute?
“Governor Fayose would rather have
something like NNPC mega station, which would have like at least 20
pumps. He has been a successful businessman before becoming governor.
“When I hear some of these things, I
just say are they really brainy. Last week, because Governor Fayose
used a guest house, Brilla Bicaso, Gana Street, Abuja, they wanted to
lock the place.”
(c)Thisday
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