Ambode of Lagos
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Ambode of Lagos
Ambode Reacts to EFCC Search on Residence
Former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday
urged his supporters and the general public to remain calm and
law-abiding as there was no cause for alarm.
Ambode, in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Habib Aruna, spoke
on the backdrop of a search by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) on his Epe Country home and Parkview Ikoyi
residence, where the anti-graft agency conducted the exercise
without any incident.
He said the Commission, till date, has not opened any direct
communication with him on any issue, adding that he was ready and
willing to respond if or when they do so.
The statement reads: “This morning, operatives of Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission visited the Epe Country home and
Parkview Ikoyi residence of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor
of Lagos State, with warrants to conduct a search. These searches
were carried out extensively and at the end of the exercise the
operatives left without any incident.
“The former Governor reiterates that the EFCC has till date not
had any direct communication with him on any subject matter
whatsoever and if or when it occurs he is ready and willing to
respond.
“The former governor wishes to assure his supporters and the
generality of Lagosians to continue to remain calm and law-abiding
as there is no cause for alarm.”
The former governor reiterated his belief in the rule of law and
due process and remains grateful for the opportunity to have served
Lagos State diligently and conscientiously.
It would be recalled that Ambode, in an earlier response to
allegations by the EFCC that it had frozen certain accounts linked
to him, insisted that no account of his contained N9.9bn let alone
being frozen by the Commission as those accounts were opened and
operated by the Lagos State Government.
HABIB ARUNA
MEDIA AIDE TO FORMER GOVERNOR
MR. AKINWUNMI AMBODE