Ekiti Election: EFCC confirms Fayose will face trial after leaving office

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said Governor
Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State will face criminal trial after his
tenure.

This was confirmed by the agency's spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in a
statement on Monday.

Uwujaren, however, made it clear that it is the Federal High Court and
not the EFCC, that will determine Fayose's fate.

"While it is true that there is a subsisting criminal charge against
Governor Fayose, the fate of the charge will be determined by the
Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti, at the expiration of his tenure, not
the EFCC," he said.

Hours after Kayode Fayemi was announced winner of the election, the
EFCC posted a tweet on its official Twitter handle, that it would
resurrect a poultry scandal involving the governor.

The tweet was later taken down, following a barrage of criticism from
Nigerians, including Fayose's media aide.

"That tweet was totally irresponsible. The EFCC is not the court.

"Ayo Fayose will remain governor until October 16, so they should wait
until the end of his tenure," Fayose's spokesperson, Lere Olayinka,
said.

Fayose, like all Nigerian Governors, enjoys immunity from prosecution
while in office.