Account freeze: Adeleke directs Osun attorney-general to withdraw suit against EFCC
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed his attorney-general to withdraw a lawsuit against the EFCC regarding frozen state accounts. The decision follows an intervention by President Bola Tinubu, which Adeleke described as a positive step.
Why it matters
The move signals a potential de-escalation of political tensions between state and federal authorities in Nigeria, though the governor continues to allege political motivation behind the initial investigation.
Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, says he has directed the state’s attorney-general to withdraw the suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of the state government’s bank account.
Adeleke relayed this in an interview with Channels Television, hours after he was declared winner of the August 15 governorship election.
The governor said he decided to withdraw the case following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention.
“I’m putting them behind. What else do I want? I have instructed my attorney general to drop it. Mr President has done well. He called me. What more do I want?” Adeleke asked.
On allegations that some of his aides and officials were invited for questioning by the EFCC, Adeleke said he had instructed his lawyers to assist them.
“Well, we have been talking. I have been calling all my lawyers to go there,” he said.
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