‘N40bn fraud:’ Ekiti Assembly drags Fayemi, others to EFCC

Ekiti state House of Assembly has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling for the investigation and prosecution of the immediate past governor of the state and Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, and others, for allegedly looting the state to the tune of over N40 billion....


The petition, dated October 24, 2016 and signed by Speaker of the House of Assembly, Pastor Kolawole Oluwawole, was submitted to the EFCC in Abuja yesterday, by the trio of the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Segun Adewumi, Chairman House Committee on Information, Dr Samuel Omotoso, and Hon Sina Animasaun.

The petition was titled: “Complaint of fraudulent practices against former Ekiti state governor and Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi & others call for investigation & prosecution.”

Other people mentioned in the petition are Mr. Dapo Kolawole, Mr. Yemi Adaramodu, Mr. Abiodun Oyebanji, Arc Oyelade (CASA Nig Ltd) and Mr. Bayo Kelekun.
Addressing pressmen after submission of the petition, the deputy speaker said: “Since EFCC has claimed that the commission does not have any complaint against those holding power in Abuja, we have decided to submit this petition openly so that Nigerians and, indeed, the entire world will be able to follow it up and ask questions from the EFCC as to what has happened to it.”

Corroborating the position of the deputy speaker, Omotoso said the petition bordered on 10 major issues, namely; construction of new civic centre, construction of new governor’s office, mismanagement of the N25 billion bond and N5bn commercial bank loan, construction of new Government House, diversion of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) N852.9 million, fraudulent purchase of 156 units of Ford vehicles from Coscharis Motors, and inflation of road contracts, among others.


The petition, which was accompanied with several documents read in part: “Consequent upon the resolution of the House of Assembly, we write to request for the investigation of the following allegations of fraudulent practices against the former Governor of Ekiti state and incumbent Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, and others.

These fraudulent practices include, but not limited to, contracts inflation, misappropriation of fund, diversion of Local Council and State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB) funds, amongst others.”