The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to go after the wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Feyisetan Fayose after failing to prosecute her husband, Governor Fayose owing to the immunity he enjoys as a state governor.
Mrs Fayose is being accused of receiving the sum of N100m, an amount which emanated from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, through an account which she jointly operates with her husband.
The anti-graft agency claimed the said sum was was paid into the Zenith Bank account of Spotless Investment Limited, a company owned by the First Lady and her husband, on June 17, 2014, less than a week to the June 21 governorship election in the state, according to a report by Punch.
“N100 million was paid into the Spotless Investment Limited account with number 1010170969 at Zenith Bank. The two signatories are Fayose, with Bank Verification Number 22338867502, and his wife, Helen Olayemi, with BVN 22298990256,” the newspaper quoted a detective as saying.
“His wife, however, has no immunity,” the official reportedly said.
Fayose has denied collecting any money from Dasuki, saying Zenith Bank sponsored his election.
He dared the EFCC to produce evidence that he benefitted from the controversial arms deal.
The governor who has been at the forefront of criticizing the government of President Buhari, accused the agency of “acting a movie being scripted by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari”, but said he will fight to the end.
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