***Immediate past governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, states his own position concerning the asserted N9.9 billion allegedly linked to him
***Ambode denies having any connection with the three accounts frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as of late
***The previous governor, while giving subtleties, sends Sallah greetings to President Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, pioneer of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
By Jennifer Y Omiloli
Akinwunmi Ambode, recent past governor of Lagos, has dispelled any confusion air over an announcement ascribed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charging that it had frozen certain accounts connected to him.
As indicated by Ambode, no record of his account contains N9.9 billion not to mention being solidified by the EFCC.
He, in any case, included that in the soul of Sallah and having been governor in the state with most extreme devotion and honesty, his record is exceptionally clear and his mind blissful for the chance to have served the state determinedly.
Talking through Habib Aruna, his media adviser, Ambode said while he didn’t mean to unite issues with the counter debasement organization right now, particularly as there has been no correspondence among him and the commission on this issue, it is appropriate to explain what he accepted was a deceptive import of the press proclamation on Tuesday, August 6.
Ambode clarified that the accounts being referred to that was frozen by the Federal High Court is that of the Lagos state government and not him or any person.
“Those accounts were opened in the course of normal operations by the Lagos state government for its administrative purposes and not for the former governor’s personal transactions as was being wrongly insinuated and have been operated to ensure smooth operations of government activities by previous and present administrations.
“The former governor was not and will never be involved in any unauthorised use of government property and resources.
“We strongly believe that after four demanding years as chief executive of Lagos state, Mr Ambode is entitled to some deserved rest with his family and loved ones without the unwarranted attacks on his well-earned reputation,” the statement said.
Ambode said he believes that at this critical time of the country, all hands must be on deck to support “our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), both at the state and national levels in order to continue to deliver the dividends of democracy to Lagosians and Nigerians respectively.”
Review how a Federal High Court in Lagos, presided by Justice Chuka Obiozor, ordered the freezing of the three accounts belonging to the Lagos state government while the EFCC alleged that they were linked to Ambode.
