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Governor Fayose Exposed

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has been exposed as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered four houses in Lagos and two in Abuja allegedly owned by him.

Governor Ayodele Fayose

The Lagos houses, worth N1billion, and the two Abuja houses, worth N700 million, were alleged to have been bought from proceeds of N4.685 billion public funds allegedly given to both Governor Fayose and Senator Iyiola Omisore by the former national security adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd.), to prosecute their governorship bids.

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An EFCC source said while Fayose got N1.3 billion and $500 million to aggressively prosecute his governorship bid in Ekiti State against the incumbent, Dr Kayode Fayemi, Omisore got N2.3 billion for his failed bid to govern Osun State.

The funds were reportedly conveyed to Fayose and Omisore by former Minister of State for Defence, Obanikoro. An EFCC source said that: “Obanikoro, who acted as conveyor of the slush funds from the office of former national security adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, got N700m.”

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Our source said Fayose allegedly gave $1million to his associate, Abiodun Agbele, who converted it to its naira equivalent, and used same to purchase the Lagos houses, while the governor’s sister, Olayemi Fayose, allegedly facilitated the purchase of the two Abuja houses.

The source, who gave a detailed update on the progress of the investigation, said the recovery of these houses linked to Governor Fayose was part of the outcome of the investigation.

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He, however, noted that “Omisore has refunded N350 million while N123 million has been recovered from Obanikoro. Don’t forget that Fayose’s associate has been charged to court. The case against Omisore has been filed while the commission is still considering the prosecution of Obanikoro.”