The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has lampooned Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State after the failure of his preferred candidate , Prof. Kolapo Olusola, at the polls .
The EFCC said in a tweet that with Fayose ’ s tenure ending in less than three months coupled with the loss of his immunity , he should begin to prepare to visit the commission .
The commission hinted that investigation into Fayose’ s alleged N 1 . 3 bn poultry project during his first term from 2003 to 2006 , would be re - opened and the prosecution would be able to continue
The tweet read, “ The parri (party ) is over ; the cloak of immunity torn apart and the staff broken.
“ Ekiti Integrated Poultry Project /Biological concepts Limited N 1 . 3 bn fraud case file dusted off the shelves . See you soon . ”
However , a large section of Nigerians on Twitter accused the EFCC of being unprofessional and fighting a one- sided anti - corruption war .
The anti - graft agency subsequently deleted the tweet .
Fayose has been having a running battle with the EFCC since 2007 but it intensified in 2016 after it was discovered that the governor , while running for office in 2014 , allegedly received over N 1 . 3 bn from the then Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro , who is now a member of the All Progressives Congress .
The money was said to have emanated from the account of the Office of the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd . ), who has been in detention for nearly three years.
Fayose ’ s aide and trusted ally , Abiodun Agbele , who allegedly received the money from Obanikoro , has since been arraigned by the anti - graft agency while all of Fayose’ s accounts have been frozen .
The governor was , however , untouched due to his immunity .
Obanikoro has, however , been converted to a prosecution witness and will be expected to give evidence against the governor when his tenure
With Fayose ’ s tenure coming to an attend on October 16 , 2018 , his case is expected to be immediately re - opened .
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