Governor Fayose, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of using an “equally corrupt” Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fight corruption in Nigeria.
In the release signed by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said his election was funded by Zenith Bank as well as donations from friends and associates, adding that “as a promising candidate of my party, I cannot stop Nigerians from supporting my election like every other candidates of other political, including President Buhari”.
He said the president must start the corruption fight from his party and immediate aides since charity begins from home.
“EFCC opinions remain their opinions and if they are so sure of whatever information they have, they should go to court and stop subjecting Nigerians to media trial, and no amount of media trial from the same elements that orchestrated my removal in 2006 can erode my popularity among Ekiti people,” the governor said.
The governor also debunked the allegation by the EFCC that he received bribe from any contractor in Ekiti; saying: “if they have anything against me, they should keep their gun powder dry.
“Because in 2006 when they took me to court, their allegations crumbled like pack of cards because court decisions are founded on facts and law, and not on media trial as currently being done by the EFCC as teleguided by the APC in their desperation to set the people against me knowing fully that they are not on ground.”
He added: “Having failed to buy the conscience of Ekiti House of Assembly members, the APC people have become increasingly afraid of 2018 and that the agencies of the Federal Government should know that no matter how hard they try, Ekiti electorate will not be deceived by their blackmail and media trial.”
He further stated that he will continue to speak his mind on issues affecting Nigerians, saying: “Nigerians are suffering. States can no longer pay workers salary, a litre of kerosene is now N220, a bag of rice is now N20,000 and some people will sit in Presidential Villa and expect that all of us should keep silent? That’s not possible!
“No amount of media trial by agents of the Buhari-led APC government will make me to stop baring my mind on the cluelessness of the Federal Government.”