Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, has
asked Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, to
immediately release the report of the
investigative panel on corruption allegations
levelled against David Babachir Lawal,
suspended Secretary to the Government of
the Federation (SGF), and Ayo Oke, former
Director-General, National Intelligence
Agency (NIA).
The special assistant to the governor on
public communications and new media, Lere
Olayinka, said this in a statement on Sunday.
Fayose said the government’s war against
corruption lacks credibility because of its
perceived penchant for sweeping under the
carpet allegations of corruption against top
functionaries of the federal government and
members of the ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC).
“I dare to say that this is one of the reasons
the so-called war against corruption has not
attracted public support. It lacks credibility
and has thus floundered.
“It is also the reason your administration
has lost case after case in the court of law,
even though the administration officials
have tried to cover government’s Achilles
heel as well as their own howling
incompetence under the pretence of
corruption fighting back,” the governor
said.
Fayose pointed out that months after the
committee finished its assignment, it
appears the matter has been swept under
the carpet or treated as a “family affair” of
the governing APC.
“It will be most unfortunate indeed if this,
truly, is the case. For one, the appropriate
response to the very serious issue of
corruption against the suspended SGF and
the NIA DG should not have been the setting
up of a committee to investigate; rather,
both men should have been handed over to
the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) for investigation and
arraignment in a court of competent
jurisdiction.
“Your Excellency will agree with me that this
has always been this government’s recourse
when alleged corruption cases involve
members of the opposition PDP, estranged
members of the ruling party.
