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Yahaya Bello Honours EFCC’s Invitation
Former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello, is currently at the Headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) held the former Governor after about five months of snubbing court in Abuja where he was repeatedly scheduled to be arraigned on N80.2 billion money laundering charges pending against him.
A press statement by his media office read;
FORMER GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO HONOURS EFCC’S INVITATION
Former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alh Yahaya Bello today, honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
This decision was made after due consultations with his family, legal team and political allies.
The former Governor, who has great respect for the rule of law and constituted authority, had, all the while, only sought the enforcement of his fundamental rights in order to ensure due process.
The case has been before a competent court of jurisdiction, and Alhaji Yahaya Bello had been duly represented by his legal team at every hearing. It is important for the former Governor to now honour the invitation of the EFCC to clear his name as he has nothing to hide and nothing to fear.
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The former Governor believes firmly in the efforts of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to place Nigeria on the path of sustainable economic development; and supports the fight against corruption in the country.
It is on record that he was the first Governor of Kogi State to put in place an anti-corruption mechanism to check graft and ensure that the resources of the State work for the people of the State.
He was accompanied to the EFCC Headquarters by high profile Nigerians.
It is our hope that the Commission will be as professional as necessary and respect his fundamental rights as a citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Details of his engagement with the operatives of the Anti-Graft Agency will be disclosed later.
Ohiare Michael,
Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office
18-09-2024
Since the commencement of the case against him in April 2024 at the federal high court Abuja, the former governor has been absent from court to take his plea.
