EFCC Probing 18 Sitting Governors in Major Corruption Crackdown -------- Olukoyede
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it is investigating 18 sitting governors over alleged corruption and financial misconduct.
...As ex-governor arrested in UK for spraying Pounds in 50; 10 bills
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it is investigating 18 sitting governors over alleged corruption and financial misconduct.
Chairman of the commission, Ola Olukoyede, spoke during a sensitisation programme in Lagos State noting that the development was part of the agency’s ongoing fight against graft in the public sector.
He did not name the governors being investigated, but stressed that the suspects were being probed for various financial crimes, including money laundering, misappropriation of public funds, and abuse of office.
During the question and answer session, the EFCC boss also narrated how a former governor was arrested in the United Kingdom because a hotel manager thought he was mad for spraying pounds.
Olukoyede said the former governor in question fled Nigeria to the UK a day after he handed over power.
His words, “I will give you an experience we had in EFCC. There was a time in this country when we were investigating a governor. We don’t wait until they finished their tenures before investigating.
“As I’m talking to you, I’m investigating 18 governors who are still serving. When they leave the office, we will go to the next level.
“This governor was investigated while he was in office. Immediately, he finished his tenure, the following day, he took off to England to avoid the arrest of the EFCC.
“Coincidentally, that week happened to be his birthday. He organised a birthday party in the hotel where he was staying.
“While the party was going on, he started spraying pounds — 50 bills and 10 bills. So the manager of the hotel was called. He came down and saw the former governor spraying pounds. He had never seen such a thing in his life so he had to call 911.
“When the Metropolitan Police came, he asked that they should help arrest the former governor. The ex-governor was arrested and they wanted to put him in an ambulance.
“The people — his friends, colleagues, and two governors — who went to London to celebrate with him had to intervene. They said the ex-governor was not a madman because the hotel manager thought he was mad.”
During the question and answer session, the EFCC boss also narrated how a former governor was arrested in the United Kingdom because a hotel manager thought he was mad for spraying pounds.
Olukoyede said the former governor in question fled Nigeria to the UK a day after he handed over power.
His words, “I will give you an experience we had in EFCC. There was a time in this country when we were investigating a governor. We don’t wait until they finished their tenures before investigating.
“As I’m talking to you, I’m investigating 18 governors who are still serving. When they leave the office, we will go to the next level.
“This governor was investigated while he was in office. Immediately, he finished his tenure, the following day, he took off to England to avoid the arrest of the EFCC.
“Coincidentally, that week happened to be his birthday. He organised a birthday party in the hotel where he was staying.
“While the party was going on, he started spraying pounds — 50 bills and 10 bills. So the manager of the hotel was called. He came down and saw the former governor spraying pounds. He had never seen such a thing in his life so he had to call 911.
“When the Metropolitan Police came, he asked that they should help arrest the former governor. The ex-governor was arrested and they wanted to put him in an ambulance.
“The people — his friends, colleagues, and two governors — who went to London to celebrate with him had to intervene. They said the ex-governor was not a madman because the hotel manager thought he was mad.”
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