Civil Society writes EFCC, Wants Anti-Graft Agency To Probe Aregbesola
The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation for Osun State
(CSCEOS) has asked the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)
to immediately invite Mr. Rauf Aregbesola for investigation over
several petitions written against the former governor of the state
while in office,maintaining that the immunity for the executive
governor has restrained the anti-graft body to do their constitutional
function.
In a fresh letter to EFCC submitted on Monday, November 26, 2018 and
the copies were made available to newsmen on Tuesday, the group
reminded the body that Aregbesola has case to answer over several
alleged fraudulent practices he engaged in during his tenure
of office.
In a letter of reminder signed by the group’s Chairman, Comrade
Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman, explained that Aregbesola is no longer
enjoying immunity and must be made to face the law over his
administration’s maladministration.
“We write to remind your good office of our petition letter dated 4th
April, 2016 on the above subject matter and also received by the
National Headquarters of the Commission on 8th April, 2016, where the
outgoing Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola and few of his aides
were fingered in the alleged illegal Local Government funds diversion
to the tune of N205 billion between November 2010 to August 2015.
“The governors’ aides include; the then 30 Executive Secretaries of
the local governments, Head of Local Government Administration (HLA),
Auditor-General of the Local Government, Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of Finance and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and
Chieftaincy Affairs.
“Others are Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Wale Bolorunduro, Special
Adviser on Environment, Mr. Bola Ilori, Commissioner for Special
Duties and Regional Integration, Mr. Ajibola Bashiru and Commissioner
for Local Government, Mr. Kolapo Alimi.
“Our petition necessitated your invitation letter dated 13th May,
2016, informing the Civil Society Organization (CSO) to show up at
your Ibadan Zonal Office for an interview with the Head Team B, to
endorse the all the allegations of financial crimes established
against the aforementioned people contained in our petition letter and
which CSCEOS did with additional evidences to prove our facts beyond
reasonable doubt.
“In view of the above, we wish to inform your Commission that the
Principal leader in this alleged financial crime and former governor
of the state, Mr. Aregbesola has ceased to be governor of the state
and is not covered again by immunity alienated him from prosecution
for financial crimes since November 2010”.
Sulaiman stressed that justice and fair play should be the watchword
of EFCC, saying if former Ekiti State Governor,Mr. Peter Ayodele
Fayose could be facing prosecution for alleged financial crime,
nothing should stop the anti-graft body from inviting Aregbesola for
questioning and prosecution.
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