Adeleke Withdraws Case Against EFCC After Tinubu's Call
Ademola Adeleke, newly declared winner of the August 15 governorship election, instructed the Osun Attorney General to withdraw a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suit, filed on August 5 at the Federal High Court in Abuja, sought to nullify the EFCC's freezing of the state's statutory allocation account and demanded N2 billion in damages.
The EFCC had frozen the account as part of an investigation into alleged fraudulent fund handling by the Osun government. Following the incident, President Bola Tinubu directed the EFCC to lift the freeze, expressing embarrassment over the situation and clarifying that he had no prior knowledge of the actions taken by federal institutions.
Adeleke stated that he decided to drop the case due to Tinubu's intervention, indicating satisfaction with the president's response. He also alleged that Gboyega Oyetola, the former Osun governor, was behind the EFCC's actions due to his relationship with Tinubu.
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