The
immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, finally honoured an
invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday after
losing his immunity from prosecution and arrest.
After
leading Fayose to the interrogation room, it was learnt that he was asked to
write a statement explaining how he spent N1.3bn he allegedly received from the
Office of the National Security Adviser through a former Minister of State for
Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, during the build-up to the 2014
governorship election in Ekiti State.
The
commission also asked him to return the money.
A
source at the EFCC, however, told Punch correspondent that the former governor
refused to admit to collecting the money.
The
funds allegedly traced to Fayose were said to be part of the N4.7bn allegedly
handed to Obanikoro by the then National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki
(retd.)
While
about N1.3bn was given to Fayose, another N1.3bn was also handed over to the
governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State in 2014,
Senator Iyiola Omisore.
The
funds were said to have been transported from Lagos to Ekiti State by air.
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