Osun crisis: Adebayo rejects calls for EFCC chair’s resignation

His comments come amid growing calls for Olukoyede’s resignation after President Tinubu directed the EFCC to lift the order freezing Osun State Government accounts less than 10 day The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo, on Thursday said President Bola Tinubu, rather than the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede,...

• His comments come amid growing calls for Olukoyede’s resignation after President Tinubu directed the EFCC to lift the order freezing Osun State Government accounts less than 10 day The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo, on Thursday said President Bola Tinubu, rather than the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, should resign over the controversy surrounding the freezing of the Osun State Government’s accounts.
• Adebayo also defended the EFCC chairman, saying he should not be blamed for carrying out his statutory responsibilities, while accusing the President of interfering in the commission’s operations.He stated this during a press briefing at the SDP national secretariat in Abuja.
• His comments come amid growing calls for Olukoyede’s resignation after President Tinubu directed the EFCC to lift the order freezing Osun State Government accounts less than 10 days before the state’s governorship election.The President said the commission’s action had embarrassed him, prompting criticism from opposition figures and civil society groups.