Uncovered $43m: Fayose is a blackmailer – APC
The Ekiti State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday dismissed the criticism by the State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, that some looters were allegedly hiding stolen funds in Aso Villa, Abuja.
Fayose had on Monday said some of Buhari’s associates were stocking their loots in Aso Villa to prevent them from the eyes of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
But, speaking in Ado Ekiti, the Deputy Chairman of APC in the state, Kemi Olaleye, said no amount of blackmail would derail the anti-graft war being waged by the party at the federal level.
Oleleye said the remark of the state governor against Buhari is geared towards shielding members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from being made to account for the monies they allegedly looted under President Goodluck Jonathan-led government.
He described Fayose’s allegation as baseless and spurious, saying “Ordinarily, I would not have dignified Governor Fayose with a response, but for the purpose of clarity his noise was targeted at derailing the war against corruption.
“How can Fayose accuse anybody of corruption? In Ekiti State, he is the Finance Commissioner, the Accountant General, in fact , he is acting like all-in-all. He is corrupt himself and afraid of being dealt with after leaving office, hence his resort to blackmail and diversionary tactics.
“We are solidly behind Buhari’s government in his war against corruption. Nothing can derail our fight against corruption, because we are determined to deal with corruption squarely. So, this is just a noise to distract Buhari.”
