Timi Frank talks tough over Fayose, warns ex-governor mustn’t die in EFCC custody

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives
Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has warned that no harm must
befall the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose,
while being detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC.

This was as Frank alleged that information available to him indicated
that the "agency has been instructed 'by the powers that be' to either
poison or render the outspoken politician (Fayose) incapacitated ahead
of the 2019 general elections."

In a statement sent to DAILY POST entitled: "Fayose must not die in
your custody", the former APC spokesperson wondered why somebody who
voluntary released himself to the anti-graft agency should be kept in
custody more than 24 hours.

He stressed that in as much as he will never support corruption,
justice must be done to all and sundry.

Frank revealed that Fayose was being held by the "EFCC not because of
any corrupt act but because of his outspokenness against the
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC."

He said, "Why former Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
Engr. Babachir Lawal was not detain over allegation of grasscutting
scandal, why EFCC refuse to invite the wife of the President Aisha
Buhari over recent allegation involving his ADC, why MTN scandal
involving Chief of Staff to the President is not investigated, why
NNPC scandal involving the GMD Kanti Baru and why allegation of
corruption against the National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomohle does
not interest the agency, among so many others in the ruling party.

"The truth is that once you are not a member of APC, you are corrupt
but once you join the evil party, your sins are forgiven."

On the purported plan to render Fayose incapacitated, Frank said: "A
Senior staff of the agency last night had to call the attention of
some opposition leaders to the instruction given to the agency by the
presidency to ensure that Fayose does not leave EFCC custody a healthy
person.

"Another operative early this morning also informed us that a healthy
Fayose who walked into headquarters of EFCC yesterday was seen
vomiting this morning. I called on Nigerians to pray for Fayose
because the evil plan of APC government against the PDP leader is not
known yet."

Frank, who urged the former governor not to eat or drink anything
coming from operatives of EFCC, called the attention of the
international community to what he described as a selective manner in
which President Buhari is fighting corruption in Nigeria.

However, when DAILY POST reached out to the spokesperson of EFCC,
Wilson Uwajaren for comments, he refused to react to the allegation.

He said, "I don't respond to rumours and don't know what he meant by
powers-that-be. So, the man that gave you the information should tell
you the powers-that-be, I work in the EFCC and not powers-that-be."