Barely 12 hours after the Indepepndent National Electoral Commission INEC announced the rssult of Ekiti state election ,The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arrest Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state over the Integrated Poultry Project/Biological Concepts Limited N1.3bn fraud case.
The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a tweet on Sunday, July 15, (which they have deleted from tbeur handle) saying: “The parri is over; The cloak of immunity torn apart, and the staff broken. #Ekiti Integrated Poultry Project/Biological Concepts Limited N1.3bn fraud case file dusted off the shelves. See you soon.”
Read the tweet below:
This is coming hours after Dr Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Democratic Party (APC) won the Ekiti state gubernatorial elections.
The former minister defeated Professor Olusola Eleka, the current deputy governor of Ekiti state and the anointed candidate of Governor Ayodele Fayose.
From the results of the 16 local government areas in the state, Fayemi defeated Prof. Kolapo Olusola in 12 LGAs.
In 2006, EFCC had embarked on a comprehensive investigation, which indicted Ayodele Fayose, Governor of Ekiti State and Mrs. Biodun Olujinmi the former, Deputy Governor
Results of the investigation revealed that between December 2003 and December 2005, the Executive Governor of Ekiti state, without due process, engaged Biological Concept, managed by one Gbenga James, his personal friend, on the pretext of establishing an integrated poultry farm in the State.
Through this project, the sum of N855 million was withdrawn from the account of the state government.
Credit: Naij.com
