Osun govt rejects EFCC’s N11bn loot allegation, alleges witch-hunt
According to the government, the freezing of the state’s account was intended to prevent it from paying palliatives promised to workers, rather than to stop the alleged diversion of public funds.
The Osun State Government has rejected an allegation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that N11 billion was looted from the state’s account, accusing the anti-graft agency of making unfounded claims to justify what it described as an unlawful freezing of government funds.“All material facts point to the fact that the commission is pursuing a hatchet job for the Osun APC by illegally freezing the state account and falsely accusing the government of looting ecological and other state funds.
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