The Kogi home of meeting has known as for the elimination of Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC), for “persecuting” Yahaya Bello, former governor of the state.
Yahaya Umar, a lawmaker representing Omala state constituency within the Kogi home of meeting, alleged that the EFCC chairman is making an attempt to “ridicule” Bello, who’s accused of mismanaging N80.2 billion throughout his tenure.
Final Wednesday, the media workplace of the previous governor alleged that operatives of the EFCC laid siege to the Kogi authorities lodge in Abuja in a bid to forcefully arrest Bello.
Ohiare Michael, director of the Yahaya Bello media workplace, stated the operatives shot sporadically in the course of the siege.
His declare got here hours after the media workplace stated Bello honoured the anti-graft company’s invitation however was turned again by the EFCC operatives.
On April 18, the fee declared Bello wished after a number of makes an attempt to arrest him proved unsuccessful.
On the plenary on Monday, the Kogi legislators criticised the motion of the EFCC operatives and described it as an “unprovoked assault” on Usman Ododo, governor of the state.
The lawmakers accused the EFCC of trying to assassinate Ododo and the previous governor, including that the persecution of Bello had gone on for too lengthy.
This adopted a movement of pressing public significance moved by Akus Lawal, a lawmaker representing Ankpa 1 state constituency.
Akus alleged that the EFCC was out to humiliate and probably kill Ododo and Bello.
Seconding the movement, Jacob Olawunmi, representing the Mopamuro state constituency, stated the state meeting can “categorically say that no cash is lacking to warrant the EFCC’s unwarranted witch-hunting of the previous governor”.
Abu Jibril, the lawmaker representing the Ajaokuta constituency, stated President Bola Tinubu ought to instantly take away and prosecute Olukoyede.
“The chairman has proven incompetence that warrants his elimination,” Jibril stated.
