The former governor of Ekiti state has urged anti-graft agency, Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, not to look away from the immediate past governor of Ogun, Ibikunle Amosun.
Fayose on Thursday was reacting to the purported arrest of Rochas Okorocha, the immediate past governor of Imo.
“Just reading that Okorocha was arrested by EFCC, true or not, we knew this day will come,” he wrote on his official Twitter account.
“However, I welcome him to the EFCC Alumni and enjoin the commission not to look away from Amosun too. While I encourage them to surrender themselves as I did, I welcome Mr Okorocha to the club,” he wrote.
Mr. Amosun who was elected to the 9th Senate is yet to respond to the statement by Fayose.
Meanwhile, Mr. Okorocha has denied that he was arrested alongside his wife, Nneoma and other members of his family.
“We would not delay to state that the story of our arrest is not true. It is totally false. It has no iota or atom of truth,” a statement by Sam Onwuemeodo, his media aide said.
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“Simply put, former Governor Rochas Okorocha, the wife Nneoma and brother Okey, have not been arrested by the omission.
“We contend that the EFCC is a responsible national institution established by the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and must not be associated with lies.
“If they invite the former governor, his wife or any member of his family for interrogation in the course of their investigation, they would honour such invitations.
“And if the Commission decides to also come for any reason, they are also on the right path since it is on a national assignment and they are not at war with anybody,’’ the statement read.
