EXCLUSIVE: How Nigerian Anti-Graft Agency, EFCC Grilled Ex-Governor Fayemi Till 12 Midnight Over Alleged Diversion Of N20Billion, Acquisition Of Properties In Lagos, Abuja, Others With Public FundsThe ex-governor was interrogated at the zonal command of the anti-graft agency in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital on Thursday.
The former governor was accompanied by two senior lawyers, Mr. Adeola Omotunde and Chief Rufai Balogun, SaharaReporters also learnt. SaharaReporters on Thursday reported how the Ekiti Patriotic Consultative Forum petitioned the EFCC, asking it to investigate and prosecute Fayemi for allegedly diverting public funds meant for the construction of the state's abandoned cargo airport and other capital projects.
“Nothing has been completed at the airport, only the runway was rushed so that the fighter jet could land there. No plane can land there for now except for the likes of the military jet which can land anyway by design. No control system yet. He bribed and used the Nigerian Air Force to deceive the public that he completed the airport and a military aircraft was deployed, flown by an Ekiti indigene.
“He transferred funds from the Ekiti State Government through Mr. Tayo Ayeni of Skymit Limited, an auto company to pay for the property. Mr. Ayeni was arrested by the EFCC over the illegal acquisition of the property. The house is currently worth N500 million. Dr. Fayemi also acquired a mansion in Jericho, GRA, Ibadan, Oyo state worth over 500 Million Naira.