Tinubu Meets EFCC Chief on Seized Properties Management
On August 18, 2026, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a meeting at the State House in Abuja with the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Rabe Darma. They discussed the management and disposal of houses seized by the EFCC across Nigeria.
This meeting marked the first public engagement between Tinubu and Olukoyede since Tinubu overruled the EFCC's actions regarding a court order that froze Osun State Government’s accounts on August 5, 2026. The EFCC's freeze was part of an investigation into alleged fraudulent activities involving approximately N11 billion.
The Osun State Government challenged this order, leading to Tinubu directing the EFCC to vacate the freeze, citing concerns over the timing of the action just before the August 15 governorship election, which was won by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Following the election, Adeleke announced he would withdraw the suit against the EFCC, crediting Tinubu's intervention.
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