Kogi State government says it has facts to disprove the allegation of the N19.33 billion bailout funds by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Daily Report Ng had reported that the EFCC had confirmed the return of N19. 33 billion Kogi State salary bailout funds, recovered by the Commission, to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Reacting to the development, the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo in a statement to NAN said: “It is laughable the EFCC’s attempt to desperately wriggle out of a bad case with another mischief aimed, again, at misleading Nigerians.
“The EFCC had finally exposed the fact that it had been pursuing a political agenda all along.
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“The press statement by the commission is a malicious attempt to rope the state into a matter that ordinarily has nothing to do with our dear state.
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“We maintain the unassailable truth that the Kogi State Government did not operate such account with the Sterling Bank as affirmed in a letter by the bank.
“We sympathise with the EFCC as it has been a herculean task to cover the initial misinformation and deliberate deceit by the commission,”
