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EFCC disowns gloating tweet on Fayose which came from their verified account
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disowned a recent gloating tweet that announced the imminent revival of a criminal case against outgoing Governor of Ekiti , Ayo Fayose .
In a statement on Monday night , spokesman of the commission , Mr Wilson Uwujaren , said the “ purported tweet does not represent the views of the EFCC ” .
The tweet, which appeared on the EFCC ’ s verified Twitter handle , @ officialEFCC on Sunday afternoon , said the commission had dusted a N 1 . 3 billion fraud case file against Fayose .
It came few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission announced the results of Saturday ’ s governorship election in Ekiti .
Fayose ’ s protege , Prof . Kolapo Olushola -Eleka of the Peoples Democratic Party , lost the election to Mr Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress .
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 billion fraud case file dusted off the shelves . See you soon . ”
The post , accompanied with the photograph of what looks like a dilapidated poultry structure , was deleted about three hours later.
But before then it had gone viral online , eliciting criticisms from many Nigerians who interpreted it as a reflection of the commission ’ s partisanship .
Uwujaren said , “ In the opinion of most commentators , the tweet betrayed the partisanship of the EFCC in the political contest in Ekiti State .
“ Against the background , the commission is constrained to state that the purported tweet does not represent the views of the EFCC .
“ As a law enforcement organisation the commission is apolitical and was not involved in the recent Ekiti election .
“ It , therefore , has no reason to gloat over the political misfortune of any candidate or political god – father . ”
He said although there was a subsisting criminal charge against Fayose , the fate of the charge would be determined by the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti , at the expiration of his tenure , not the EFCC .
( NAN )
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