Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has reported himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja to answer any query the agency might have concerning his just ended tenure.
Fayose arrived at the office of the agency at about 1pm today, Tuesday, accompanied by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, a renowned lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and some members of the National Assembly from the South-West..
Fayose, who spoke to news men on his arrival, condemned the invasion of his private residence by agents of the EFCC.
“They cordoned off my street and invaded my house. This is unnecessary as I have promised to be here today. I have come with everything they may need answers to. I led my people to the best of my ability and I have no regrets. The current government of the All Progressives Congress is clueless and does not have answers to the national questions being asked.
“Their so-called fight against corruption is one-sided. They are making whoever agrees to wine and dine with them saint no matter how dirty such people are. I am the conscience of the country and I can’t be silenced.”
Meanwhile, Dr. Kayode Fayemi was sworn-in today in Ado Ekiti, the State capital as the new Governor of the state.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the state Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, administered the Oath of Office on Fayemi.
Fayemi, who was the immediate past Minister of Mines and Steel in Muhammadu Buhari’s government,, was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 197, 459 votes against his closest opponent, Professor Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 178,121 votes.
He will serve for only four years having been governor of the state between 2010 and 2014 under the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
President Buhari was represented at the swearing-in today, Tuesday, by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.
Also present were the Governors of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufa’i; Oyo, Abiola Ajumobi; Kebbi, Atiku Bagudu, and Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode.
