18 Serving Govs Currently Under Investigation, Says EFCC Chairman

About 18 serving governors are currently under the radar and investigation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede, revealed this at a sensitisation programme in Lagos on Friday.

According to him, “As I am talking to you, I am investigating about 18 governors who are still serving. When they leave, we will go to the next level.”

While narrating how reckless Nigeria politicians were, the EFCC chairman told the story of a former governor who was arrested in the United Kingdom because a hotel manager thought he was insane for spraying pounds carelessly.

According to him, the former governor fled to the UK the day after he handed over power to his successor.

He said, “I will give you an experience we had in EFCC. There was a time in this country when we were investigating a governor. We don’t wait until they finish their tenures before we investigate.

“This governor was investigated while he was in office. Immediately, he finished his tenure, the following day, he took off to England to avoid the arrest of EFCC.”

The EFCC chairman further stated that the former governor (name not given) organised a birthday party in the hotel where he was staying, where he sprayed £50 bills and £10 bills.

Olukayode stated that the hotel manager called 911 and when the Metropolitan Police arrived, he asked them to arrest the former governor.

He said, “The people — his friends, colleagues, and two governors — who went to London to celebrate with him had to intervene. They said the ex-governor was not a mad man because the hotel manager thought he was mad.”