Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kayode Ajulo, on Thursday commended President Bola Tinubu for directing the unblocking of Osun State Government bank account, frozen on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Also, he suggested strong institutions as one of the ways to sustain the present democracy in Nigeria. […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has personally told Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke that he had ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC to unblock the state government’s bank account. Presidential spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga disclosed this on Thursday on his Facebook page. He said the president conveyed the decision during a telephone conversation with […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to unfreeze the bank account of Osun State Government immediately. He said the timing of the action, coming barely days before the August 15 governorship election, could undermine public confidence in the credibility of the electoral process. President Tinubu […]
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President Bola Tinubu on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to unfreeze the bank account of the Osun State Government. He said in a statement he signed that the timing of the anti graft agency’s action which was exactly 10 days to the August 15 Osun State governorship election, was deeply embarrassing. […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has defended its decision to place a restriction on an Osun State Government bank account without first obtaining a court order, insisting that its action was backed by provisions of the EFCC Act and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act. The commission’s defence comes amid growing criticisms […]
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The reported restriction of an Osun State Government account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has raised questions over the extent of the anti-graft agency’s powers to freeze bank accounts and whether such action requires prior judicial authorisation. The development followed an earlier allegation by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, that the EFCC […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has advised Afrobeats music megastar David Adeleke popularly called Davido to prepare to hire his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as one of his dancers after his purported defeat in the forthcoming governorship election. He said, “Perhaps, Davido should also begin making preparations to officially […]
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accuses EFCC of acting APC script says account freeze meant to stop palliatives pay to workers Osun State Government has debunked the alleged looting of N11 billion as justification by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for freezing its bank account. While dismissing the allegation, the state government said the statement from the anti-graft agency […]
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NBA President Afam Osigwe, SAN The Nigerian Bar Association has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, lacks the constitutional power to impose a blanket restriction on a state’s finances without due legal process. It condemned the anti graft agency over the freezing of Osun State Government bank accounts. In an interview with […]
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Ex-Vice President and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the freezing of the Osun State Government’s statutory allocation account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,vEFCC. He described the action as a dangerous assault on democracy ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statement issued by his Senior […]
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