Fayose says EFCC is guilty of corruption

Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of also being guilty of corruption.

Fayose also accused workers in government’s payroll of connivance in corruption, saying “no politicians can steal public funds without the connivance of career civil servants.”

Fayose disclosed this on Thursday while addressing the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and their affiliate unions during their anti-corruption rally held in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.

Fayose, who described the rally as a ‘mere jamboree’ told the labour leaders, majority of whom are civil servants, to purge themselves of corruption before accusing politicians of graft.

“The commission has been evading the payment of N10 million it ought to pay to me over Appeal Court judgment when I sued EFCC for harassing my wife. Is that not corruption?” Fayose said.

He also described the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari as “mere propaganda,” urging Buhari to start the fight against corruption with his party chieftains.

Fayose said for Buhari to be taken serious in his anti-corruption battle, he must revisit the Halliburton scandal which happened before the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.

“No governor, minister or top political office holder can steal a penny from the treasury without the cooperation of the civil servants. We don’t write papers as politicians, but we only approve whatever the civil servants came up with.

“I consider the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari as mere propaganda. If you want to fight corruption, you have to do it by example. President Buhari must start from his party men. He should probe how his campaign was funded because he told Nigerians that he is a poor man.

“Whatever I say about Buhari should not be mistaken for hatred, I don’t hate him. But, he has to desist from fighting corruption with political face.

“I differed seriously with his anti-corruption war because he has been protecting other former heads of State, except President Goodluck Jonathan, who contested against him.

“What is happening to Halliburton’s scandal and other corruption cases perpetrated before Jonathan’s government? This is what I expected the labour to do. They should ask questions, rather than mere protests.”