Oyo APC faults Makinde over suit restraining EFCC from contract records

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly criticized Governor Seyi Makinde following the state government's legal move to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from obtaining records of contracts awarded under his administration. The opposition party views this action as a significant concern for accountability in public governance.

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Apparently, Governor Makinde thought the mandate to govern conferred on him the rights to turn the entire state into his personal estate as he did not realise there would be need for accountability along the line.

In a statement released by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, the APC urged the governor to permit the anti-graft agency to perform its constitutional duties. The party's reaction comes after a Federal High Court in Ibadan granted the Oyo State Government's application to prevent the EFCC from accessing financial details of contracts awarded between 2021 and the present. The governor's office stated this ruling was to block investigations into alleged corruption involving state officials.

"Apparently, Governor Makinde thought the mandate to govern conferred on him the rights to turn the entire state into his personal estate as he did not realise there would be need for accountability along the line," Sadare remarked. He questioned why a governor would fear accounting for public funds entrusted to him. "The question on the lips of many patriots now is: Why would a governor be afraid to render an account of resources given to him on trust to benefit the citizenry?"

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The question on the lips of many patriots now is: Why would a governor be afraid to render an account of resources given to him on trust to benefit the citizenry?

The APC expressed confidence that anti-corruption bodies would operate within the law. "The truth is that he can only run, but he cannot hide. EFCC and other anti-graft agencies will do their work at the appropriate time," Sadare asserted. The party maintains that contracts and financial matters of the state government should be subject to scrutiny, promising that the governor will be held accountable for all state funds received over the past seven years.

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The truth is that he can only run, but he cannot hide. EFCC and other anti-graft agencies will do their work at the appropriate time.