The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared viral List of ex-governors under investigation for alleged corruption in circulation ‘false’
On Saturday, multiple media outlets, reported that 58 former governors were being investigated by the anti-corruption agency. They were alleged to have misappropriated N2.187 trillion over a span of 25 years.
Adding that the 58 former governors drawn from the six regions of the country were being investigated for alleged corruption.
Reacting to this on Sunday, the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, described the reports as false and misleading.
The statement read in part, “so-called list is a disingenuous fabrication designed to achieve motives known only to the authors.
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, feels obliged to dissociate itself from a phantom report circulating in sections of the media claiming it has released a full list of ex- governors being investigated for alleged corruption,” the statement read.
“The report headlined: “EFCC Releases Full List of 58 Ex- Governors that Embezzled N2 .187 Trillion”, in one of the news outlets, is false and mischievous as the Commission neither issued the said list nor entertained discussions on investigation of ex-governors with any news medium.
“The anti-graft agency urged the public to disregard the report, saying “it is false and misleading.”
It further urged pressmen to check facts under investigation with the Commission to avoid misleading the public.
Recall that EFCC has been on the tail of some former governors over allegations of corruption and misappropriation of public funds.
Among them is the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who is being arraigned on 19 counts bordering on alleged money laundering, breach of trust, and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N80.2 billion.
