The spokesperson of EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, says the agency has the right to freeze the accounts of Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, even though he enjoys immunity under the constitution.
Speaking with Vanguard, Uwujaren said the immunity being enjoyed by any governor doesn’t prevent the commission from investigating suspicious movements of money into his accounts.
“Immunity does not prevent EFCC from investigating suspicious accounts of those enjoying immunity and Fayose cannot be an exception, “he said
Fayose’s account with Zenith bank was frozen by EFCC.
*Fayose should stop screaming 'WOLF' and allow them scan through his account if his hands are clean...Is he the only one whose account has been frozen and under investigation?If he has money that he cannot account for or that was traced to Dasuki Largesse then he has a case to answer,until then please be patient and then cry wolf when all is clear.
This idea of using the social media to stop the law from running its course should stop ABEG!!!.
Buhari is just out to silence every voice of dissent in the country.
ReplyDeleteDoes his account have immunity too? Wasn't the former governor of bayelsa, alams, arrested and then impeached for corruption some years ago? He too had immunity. You can't steal glaringly and then claim immunity.
DeleteOdunayo pls dont pass wrong info.
DeleteAlams was forcefully impeached after the hoa was sieged and then arrested afterwards.
@Odun.. You obviously don't get it. Immunity doesn't exempt a governor from being impeached. The law makers of the state unanimously agree to remove a governor.. but before that, a governor cannot be arrested whilst still in office.
DeleteArrest and impeachment under the constitution are two different things.
What rubbish is this?...
ReplyDeleteVuharia cannot use EFCC to be intimidating his opposition!...
There is no difference between this government and Abacha's regime!...and what happend to Abacha will surely happen to him!..
I will repeat it again!
DeleteYour defense is baseless, all dubious transactions under the former NSA is under investigation, such funds are being frozen pending conclusion.
No one is persecuting him yet, he owes Nigerians an explanation on how his private account got credited by the office of the NSA.
NSA office has nothing to do with PDP campaign fund.
A state governor trying to commit treason or a terror act will definitely not be covered by immunity. The state comes before him.
FFK, Metuh, Fayose and Co money emanated from Office of the NSA, why? What happened to PDP secretariat?
Obasanjo did the same with EFCC. It's just how it's done in Africa. JoeJoe wasn't in the mood to use EFCC to his own advantage.
DeleteThanks @Annoymous.
DeleteBuhari is gradually turning himself to Abacha. If he don't retrace his steps, he expire like him unexpectedly.
ReplyDeleteStella u dey germany dey talk abi..
ReplyDeleteLets wait and see how long his account will be frozen. So whats the point of immunity if his account can be frozen at will?
How many governors account under investigation has been frozen?
A wise man once said: " you can all only do this under the atmosphere of peace". If e set, i wonder how many can even log unto this blog and type.
Even GEJ at the height of the impasse btw himself and ur boo didnt freeze his account. You need to apply wisdom as a leader. Its not always about showing strenght or in this case federal might.
Let me also say this...this country is highly volatile. Even the pleas alone will tell u theres surutu, we dont need over heating the polity. Theres hunger, anger, pain and suffering in the land. Am not from ekiti neither do i know fayose but one this is certain, hes the voice of the opposition right now and unlike metuh, he enjoys immunity.
@Tuscany, i think you should go back and do your research about OBJ regime from 1998 to 2008. During that period, EFCC under Ribadu investigated/invited a lot of PDP Governors mainly Orji Kalu, late Bayelsa Governor,Tinubu,Lucky of Edo state,Udenwa of Imo, Peter Odili.
DeleteSame us complained about it. Should the government just watch looters who looted our common wealth continue to enjoy our money while me and you continue to complain about same government?
So your idea of fighting corruption is letting Fayoso keep his loot while Ekiti workers go unpaid.
Bro, are you just angry because Fayoso's account was blocked or you are just upset with Buhari's regime?
Should the government fold their arms and not investigate anyone because they are opposition? If your "Hero" GEJ couldn't arrest or investigate any of his men, it does not mean current government shouldn't. Is Fayoso truly an opposition member or a drowning man seeking for attention? Ohh YES!!! Efcc have the right to block his account and others under our constitution. Being a state governor doesn't mean he can't be investigated. He just can not be thrown into jail because of his immunity.
Efcc do not have to wait for Fayoso to be out of office before being investigated. Tinubu was in office when Obj (PDP) stopped Lagos state from receiving their monthly allocation for more than 2years. The above mentioned governors were in office when Efcc investigated them, one was even impeached during Obj regime.
Do you think Efcc will just block an account without due process knowing fully well that the world is watching? Those organisation have Top lawyers/SAN, they work within the ambit of the law.
We all know must of you HATE the regime, please it's time to drop our anger/emotions aside and face reality. If he is innocent he should go to court. The government can't bring about change if we continue to support people who looted us and killed our system.
Have a nice day.
@Jaymore, you don come back with all these your annoying wrong spellings. And I know you spend hours re reading, reviewing and editing this comment. But you still failed as usual.
DeleteIt is Fayose not Fayoso. And don't blame auto correct as usual . You wrote the same thing four times.
Your childish mistakes are too many. I don't know where to start and where to stop. It is EFCC not Efcc
*Stella pls post
Mtchewwwwww
ReplyDeleteEfcc....mtchewwwwww
@Fayose has every right to go on the internet to tell the world what @Buhari is doing
@EFCC oga...don't worry....Your days are numbered
I repeat....If @EFCC can't go after @Ameachi the known THIEF....then they have no right to go after @Fayose
Unam IKOTS
@Galore
YES.. i like d Amaechi part
DeleteU are old and unhealthy and you want to become wicked on top. U will soon die from that sickness that is troubling you
ReplyDeleteStella be talking rubbish. As long as it has to do with this administration, u will always have one silly note to write under post.
DeleteI am still waiting for EFFC to start investigating an APC man.
Stella pls go sit down for somewhere make I see road.. Until they arrest nd freeze Apc politicians accounts then I will agree with u, Wat sort of fight against corruption is this when its one sided? This buhari is even pissing me off right now, do body like sugarcane for there Mscheww
ReplyDeleteThat will be a political suicide
DeleteThings like this only happen in the zoo. Just last week, we celebrated the 18th year of Abacha's death and his dictatorship. Things like this always come and go like that.
ReplyDeleteBut Ojuchukwu, your greed hero that ends millions of Eastern's life get celebrated for cowardice
DeleteAnon I don't know you, but ur presentation tells me where you are coming from. Am not a fan of all these tribal wars on social media, at least I have good memories of ur people.
DeleteLet me educate u a little, I know you always skip history class. Go and google these two names, Adisa and Diya, you will know the real meaning of coward, and that is what ur entire region represents.
Thank you!
True. They can investigate him even with his immunity. What they can't do is arrest him for now.
ReplyDeleteThank you, the money emanated from Office of the NSA for crying out loud
DeleteThank you @Sisi
DeleteFayose pele ooh,na so he go be cos u too talk.
ReplyDeleteSpirit of APC has entered stella ooo. The way you are jumping up on this our PDP people, take time ooo.
ReplyDeleteWhy will they freeze his account. That is very wrong. EFCC Magu or manu just know that you are a puppet, when you are through they will discard you like a toilet roll.
This is totally one sided, it seems we are facing part2 of Abacha regime.
ReplyDeleteYou must be high on some cheap substances over there in Germany. When last did you step foot on Nigerian soil? You think you can just stay over there and type jargon on your belgium laptop all in the name of blogging.
ReplyDeleteSo they cannot go through his bank account with freezing it? Make them freeze your accounts there so you can know how fun it is.
Weda he go carry physical fight go meet buhari now I never know. Hehehehehehe...This buhari knows how to tame mad men sha
ReplyDeleteIf they have right to froze his account then they equally have right to probe Amaechi and co.#saynotofavoritisim.
ReplyDeleteThis is my. First time of dropping a comment here. I like some of your articles bcos they are educating, but your meddle a lot into things that you are not suppose to(Rant a lot) sometimes u should just blog and leave your visitors to comment. How can they freeze the account of a sitting Governor and you that should know better is telling him to chill till are done with thier investigation. Your Buhari obviously does not respect the rule of Law and you are directly supporting his claring dictatorship style. people like you that are suppose to stand up for what the constitution states (obviously it's not working) are busy aiding and abetting this disdain and i'm left to ask what the future holds for the next generation.
ReplyDeleteThis is not military rule for crying out loud. We are in a democratic regime, whatever is to be done should follow the rule of law. EFCC does not have any right to touch Fayose's account, he is a sitting governor and has immunity. Why has EFCC not gone after Amaechi? Answer: because he is in APC. Why have they not gone after Fashola with the outcry of how much he spent to develop a website and sink borehole? Answer: because he is in APC.
ReplyDeleteBuhari should know power is transient, he will not be there forever. Why is the fight against corruption one sided? Is he trying to tell us we have saints in APC? Why has EFCC not probed the source of the fund used for APC campaigns? they should all know what goes around comes around. Today it is Fayose, tomorrow who wil it be?
May God punish buhari and his cohort,so he thinks he can intimidate pple bcos he's de president of Nigeria.. he days are numbered mark my word. Useless old man without ordinary waec
ReplyDeleteLooking at wat is happening presently is very clear dis Satan called buhari is a dictator.. may wat happened to abacha return to u
ReplyDeleteJess I'm so angry right now wat kind of country is dis even u Stella u are supporting evil.. wen gej was president, did he ever treated Amaechi dis bad so buhari does not want any opposition to criticize him anymore
ReplyDeletePls pple should stand up and speak de truth.. its seems they've bribed Stella so I do not expect anything positive frm her
ReplyDeleteMind u I'm not fayose jus a concern citizen dat is against injustice.. I jus hate wat is happening presently
ReplyDeleteFayose crying wolf since 1900. He's been screaming from inception because he knew eventually they will get to his page. No wonder he was wailing even before his account got frozen. Keep quiet and allow the law take its course,if truly you are "innocent"..
ReplyDeleteDemocratic tyranny! That's what it is. While many Nigerians are against the immunity enjoyed by certain cadre of political office holders, evading the current provisions of law because of seeming exigencies is akin to building a castle on sandy foundation. The laws should be amended first so that anyone who acts contrary to its provisions would be prosecuted accordingly.
ReplyDeleteWe live in an era of selective prosecution. Nobody comes to justice without equity.
How many sitting Govs have they frosen their accounts? Why Fayose? SOmeone that exposes their tactics and now, Buhari and APC are using EFCC against him. I said it, this is how Buhari will be Buhariala dey go and will waste the 4 years given to him on nothing other than fight against his opponents.
ReplyDeleteWell MBAKA said they have refused picking his calls and that he has revelation concerning Buhuriala. kikikikihahahahahahaha
Amaechi and Tinubu are walking freely even Kwankwaso, Fashola, etc
ReplyDeletePls it's that woman roaming the heavens and the "Harlt's" fault,she has vowed to escort him to jail.so this is just the beginning.
ReplyDeleteAnon 11:05 u must be very stupid for saying trash, wait until dey turn this country to one party system wer there won't be opposition to defend de pple..I jus blame gej for giving room to dis dictator to rule us
ReplyDeleteConcerning this Fayose and EFCC
ReplyDeletematter, you hear all manner of arguments and you just smh.
Fayose is just a rabblerouser that should not be taken seriously in this life.
Yes, EFCC may not have the right to try a sitting governor with immunity, but it still legally retains the mandate to block suspicious transactions/accounts.
And remember, EFCC didn't freeze the government's account. They froze his PERSONAL account.
Those accusing EFCC of wrong doing will still turn back to blame the commission of doing nothing when it noticed the fraudulent transactions.
And the the funny thing is that these Fayose defenders ignore the fact that the guy has not denied the allegations. He's only telling us another suspect is walking free too.
He's basically said yesterday that "yes am a thief. But why are you not catching other thieves.." .... smh
When Fayose was running his mouth like a mad woman on heat, he didn't know the people were looking into his cupboard and the most possible way to clear the skeletons.
ReplyDeleteOpposition or no opposition, no governor has ever confronted a sitting President so brazenly like Fayose has done.
No governor has ever insulted a sitting president so openly like Fayose has done.
No governor has ridiculed the family of a sitting president like Fayose has done.
No governor has ever threatened the economic interest of the country so brazenly like Fayose has done.
And yet this President has largely ignored him.
whether we like it or not, democracy or no democracy, The reality is that the Presidency is a VERY VERY POWERFUL institution.
There is only so much a human being can tolerate.. Lest of all, the VERY POWERFUL President of Nigeria..
Fayose was looking for trouble he wouldn't be able to handle.
ReplyDeleteIn his last incarnation, he didn't even do half of what he is doing now for Obasanjo to destroy him.
You can play opposition but play it with sense and maturity.
Let me give you an example..
Just Look at the I.G of Police situation.. Spoke to some couple of Police ogas about who they think will replace Solomon Arase as I.G.
They said normally, it would have been AIG Mbu Mathew Mbu..
Remember him? .. The same man who Ex-President Jonathan, his wife and Wike used to terrorise Rotimi Amaechi in Rivers state where he was governor.
Now tell me, how conceivable is it for an APC government to elevate him to the position of I.G?
The first thing this government did when they came was to transfer him to Police college as the commandant.. All because he did his job stupidly.
So Fayose can shout all he likes..
If EFCC has a mandate, then its constitutional. If you think otherwise, challenge the decision in court.
All this stories he is giving us will not unblock his account. He should go to court.
...When you pray for rain, be prepared to deal with the mud...
This country is in trouble o!See how young people come here, d justify the blatant and outright theft of their own money!!!theft is theft!It has no party affiliations,tribe or religion.We have been so bent and twisted,that we celebrate corruption and defend thieves.Heaven help us.
ReplyDeleteOk why haven't dey arrested Amaechi if truly buhari is not corrupt..pls do not be deceived if Fayose hadn't step on toes I bet u all dis wouldn't hav happened.. stand up Nigerians let's say no to dictatorship
ReplyDeleteOk why haven't dey arrested Amaechi if truly buhari is not corrupt..pls do not be deceived if Fayose hadn't step on toes I bet u all dis wouldn't hav happened.. stand up Nigerians let's say no to dictatorship
ReplyDeleteI hate buhari wit Passion.. after listening to stories on how he ruled 1984 I knew things will still remain de same. Pls old man go home and take care of ur grandchildren. Power drunk vindictive old man
ReplyDeleteI hate buhari wit Passion.. after listening to stories on how he ruled 1984 I knew things will still remain de same. Pls old man go home and take care of ur grandchildren. Power drunk vindictive old man
ReplyDeleteHate will kill you there. Na you go suffer HBP for young age while Baba Bubu dey enjoy his old age with his lovely family.
DeleteAnon 13:41 u must be very stupid to menstruate under my comment.
ReplyDeleteEwu raise to power 20
well, if they want to start freezing governor's personal accounts they should spread it out to governors from both major parties.
ReplyDeletejust like the whole talk about PDPs campaign finances. if they want to look into campaign finances mr president should open up his own campaign finances and lets see how much chibuike diverted into that from rivers state treasury. PDP may have received money from dasuki and dizeani but where did APC get their from? isn't it the same people in power at the time even though they were shouting 'ÇHANGE' at the time????
if buhari likes let him not face forward. let him keep looking back
the whole anti corruption thing is too partisan for my liking: i'm not impressed!
this administration is too 'jaga jaga'a beg.
ReplyDeletetoday its dizeani tomorrow its jide omokore. theres no coheret anti corruption strategy just making it up, piecemeal as they go along.
of course na ths kain tory dey sweet people to hear so the strategy is to give the public more of it to take attention away from the fact that we havnt had electricity in weeks....
a beg if dem like make dem freeze fayose himself....how does that improve my standard of living
what has freezing account go to do with owing teachers??? when aregbesola was owing teachers for months how many of his private accounts were frozen? . did they freeze the accounts of ajimobi and co who were owing civil servants so much because they diverted money for elections? shebi they gave them bailout that time...patting them on the back for mismanaging state funds
ReplyDeletewhen amaechi left PH civil servants were being owed for moths...why didn't they freeze his personal accounts at the time?.
a beg let's call it what it is : an act of vendetta against the loudest, most annoying critic of the current administration. the APC administration itself doesn't have any saints. the only man who can beat his chest on that issue maybe is the president himself. the ones advising him to freeze fayose's account are as crooked as they come ah beg.
SDK and all those living in a bubble outside naiaj wey get electricity to dey internet for 24 hours can continue with their idealism and naivety. as for me, ah beg I don go buy fuel for my generator....