Osun Election: Accord accuses EFCC of freezing state accounts for APC’s benefit

By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — The Accord Party has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of freezing Osun State Government accounts in an alleged attempt to influence the outcome of the August 15 governorship election in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party, which threatened legal action over the development, said the alleged move could disrupt government operations and raised concerns over the neutrality of federal institutions ahead of the poll.
Accord National Chairman, Chief Maxwell Mgbudem, who made the allegation on Wednesday night, described the reported action by the anti-graft agency as unconstitutional, claiming that it was carried...