Osun Governor Adeleke Instructs AG to Drop Suit Against EFCC

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State said he has instructed the state's Attorney-General to withdraw the suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the freezing of the state government's bank account. Adeleke said this in an interview with Channels Television's Sunday Politics, hours after he was declared winner of the August 15 governorship election. Governor Adeleke had slammed a N2 billion suit on EFCC over what he termed the unlawful freezing of the state's Federal Statutory Allocation Account. Read the full story HERE . Asked during the Channels TV interview whether he was ready to put the political disagreements and the EFCC case behind him, the governor said he had decided to move on following President Bola Tinubu's intervention. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines "I'm putting them behind. What else do I want? I have instructed my Attorney General to drop it. Mr President has done well. He called me. What more do I want?" Adeleke said. On allegations that some of his supporters and officials were being invited and questioned by the EFCC, Adeleke said he had directed his lawyers to provide the necessary assistance. "Well, we have been talking. I have been calling all my lawyers to go there. I'm sure the APC in Osun, according to them, they are telling us they are using federal might," he said. Adeleke, however, said he did not believe President Tinubu was aware of some of the actions attributed to federal agencies. "Most of these things, the President doesn't know. The President has a lot of foreign work and jobs to do," he said. According to the governor, some of his aides were invited by the EFCC for questioning but were released after no wrongdoing was established. "I told my people, go there. We haven't got anything to hide. And when they go there, they ask them questions, and then they will say, 'Go on.' Can you imagine my spokesperson? You are inviting my spokesperson -- is my spokesperson a finance minister or accountant?" Adeleke asked. He described the invitations as a distraction and alleged that former Osun State governor Gboyega Oyetola was behind the development because of his relationship with President Tinubu. "All these things is Oyetola because he is the cousin to the President. He is dropping the President's name. I know that the President didn't know about the EFCC one. That is why he had to call me and stop it," Adeleke said. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. Read the original article on Vanguard . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processin