The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have grilled the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi.
A source in EFCC said Fayemi on his own visited the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Commission at about 10am, on Thursday.
It was gathered that the anti-graft agency’s, team of investigators grilled the former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), over allegations of misappropriation of funds to the tune of about N4billion during his administration.
Last month, Fayemi’s, lawyer, Adeola Omotunde, SAN, pleaded with the EFCC to allow him to present a book in honour of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, on May 19, before honouring the agency’s invitation for questioning over allegations of money laundering.
The Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, could not be reached to speak on the issue.
The calls placed to his mobile telephone line did not connect.
Meanwhile, apart from Fáyẹmí, the EFCC had invited all the ex-governors to its corporate Headquarters in Abuja or the office of the Commission in their states to answer questions on their administrations
EFCC also said that they are investigating the former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, on allegations of corruption, award of phantom contracts and diversion of over N70bn.
The Director, Media and Public Affairs, EFCC, Osita Nwajah, who spoke on behalf of the Chairman of the agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa, made this disclosure in May while addressing journalists at the commission’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
