EFCC Has Frozen Osun State Government Account – Governor Adeleke

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Wednesday disclosed that the Osun State Government account has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
 
Addressing journalists at the Government House, the governor said the government received a letter from First Bank in which the EFCC requested the bank to freeze the account.
 
The governor said the action was taken without any court order, adding that this cannot happen in a democracy where the rule of law must always prevail.
 
His words: “This morning, we received a letter from our banker, forwarding a letter from the EFCC instructing the bank to freeze the Osun State Government account.”
 
“This a...