My Bank Account Frozen By EFCC – Fayose …We have power any governor with suspicious account – EFCC
Adetokunbo Fakeye
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayos has alleged that the country anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has frozen his personal account with Zenith Bank Plc.
Fayose said this on Monday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital.
According to the governor, the officials of the Bank told him when he visited the ban personally that an embargo has been placed on his account.
Fayose had been having a running battle with the EFCC over the funding of his governorship campaign in 2014.
There had been accusations that the campaign was funded with funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser.
Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency, has reacted to the claim that Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State cannot be investigated because of immunity currently being enjoyed by him.
The commission said that the immunity being enjoyed by any governor does not prevent the commission from investigating suspicious movements of money into his accounts.
The Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, spokesperson for the agency told Nigerian Echo that the anti-graft agency has the right to investigate any governor whose account is being used to move funds.
According to Wilson, immunity does not prevent EFCC from investigating suspicious accounts of those enjoying immunity and Fayose cannot be an exception.