EFCC Explains Why Fayose Is Being Detained More Than 24 Hrs

EFCC Explains Why Fayose Is Being Detained More Than 24 Hrs

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, who on Tuesday reported at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, just as he had promised is still being interrogated by the commission.

Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday.

Asked why Fayose was still being detained for more than 24 hours, Uwujaren said, “We are still within range. We are not keeping him but interrogating him.”

Fayose’s tenure as governor ended on Monday, and he had on Saturday, presented “Hand-over Note’’ to his successor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who was inaugurated on Tuesday.

On arrival at EFCC office, the former governor had said “I am here in line with my promise that I will be here on the 16th of October.

“And like, I said to EFCC, they should await my arrival. They had been to my house; they cordoned off my street which I feel personally was unnecessary. It is unwarranted.

“I had led Ekiti, and the best I could give, I have given. Therefore, every question, whatever they need to ask, I will be able to respond appropriately.”

(NAN)

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