Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Thursday, said President Bola Tinubu personally informed Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State of his directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to lift the restriction placed on the state’s bank accounts.
In a statement sighted by New Telegraph, Onanuga said President Tinubu conveyed the decision during a telephone conversation with Governor Adeleke on Thursday, August 6.
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He said, “President Tinubu, in a phone conversation with Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday, informed him about his directive to the EFCC to lift the court order on the Osun State Government account.”
New Telegraph had earlier reported that Tinubu directed the anti-graft agency to immediately vacate the court order freezing the bank accounts of the Osun State Government.
The president said although the anti-graft agency acted within its statutory powers by obtaining a court order, the timing of the action, days before the August 15 governorship election in Osun, was inappropriate.
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