• Gov kicks as commission says it’s no big deal

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has blocked a personal account of Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose with a second-generation bank.

Fayose broke the news to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti yesterday at the bank premises. The governor said he got information that accounts of some of his associates were also affected.

When contacted, EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwu- jaren, told Daily Sun that it was not a big deal.

Uwujaren said in the 1999 Constitution (as amended), the president, his deputy, governors and their deputies enjoy immunity, only from criminal prosecution.

He averred that the elected public officers are not exempted from investigation.

Uwujaren also added that, “they can be investigated. If there was information that an account was being used for suspicious activity, the account can be blocked…There’s no big deal in that…”

Regardless, Fayose pointed fingers in the direction of some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a prominent lawyer from the state as masterminds of the action.

Fayose said under the 1999 Constitution (as amended), especially in Section 308, he enjoys immunity and wondered why his personal properties should become the targets of Federal Government and its agencies under the guise of fighting corruption.

“I wouldn’t know why these people are intolerant of others and in haste. Let them wait till 2018 when I will end my tenure for them to do their investiga- tion.

“The other time, the EFCC accused me of embezzling N1.2 billion poultry project fund; I was the one who voluntarily reported myself to the EFCC.

“It was when I got a hint of their move that I wrote a cheque to withdraw some money from the ac- count.

“I was denied access to the account as I was told the EFCC has placed restriction on it.

“Even when I had case with EFCC, my properties were not affected.

“If they say they are in- vestigating money spent on election, does it mean it is only Peoples Demo- cratic Party (PDP) that

spent money on election? A lot of people and groups supported my campaign then.

“Where did APC and their leaders get the money they spent on 2015 general elections from? Now, it is only in PDP that they find thieves; to them, there are no thieves in the APC.

“We will not allow this and we will defend our rights within the law of the land. Those who think they can silence me are mistaken.

“I am a person who is not perturbed by things like this. Let them wait till 2018 when I will finish my term and I will be the one to go and meet them. I won’t run away and let them investigate the whole world; I have noth- ing to hide or fear,” he said.

Fayose said he would challenge the action ap- propriately.