Former Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has urged his supporters to remain calm and law-abiding as there was no cause for alarm.
Ambode,
in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Habib Aruna, spoke on the
backdrop of a search by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) on his Epe Country home and Parkview Ikoyi residence where the
anti-graft agency conducted the exercise without any incident.
He
said the Commission has not opened any direct communication with him on
any issue, adding that he was ready and willing to respond if or when
they do so.
The statement reads: “This morning, operatives of
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission visited the Epe Country home
and Parkview Ikoyi residence of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of
Lagos State, with warrants to conduct a search. These searches were
carried out extensively and at the end of the exercise the operatives
left without any incident.
“The former Governor reiterates that
the EFCC has till date not had any direct communication with him on any
subject matter whatsoever and if or when it occurs he is ready and
willing to respond.
“The former governor wishes to assure his
supporters and the generality of Lagosians to continue to remain calm
and law-abiding as there is no cause for alarm.”
The former
governor reiterated his belief in the rule of law and due process and
remains grateful for the opportunity to have served Lagos State
diligently and conscientiously.
It would be recalled that Ambode,
in an earlier response to allegations by the EFCC that it had frozen
certain accounts linked to him, insisted that no account of his
contained N9.9bn let alone being frozen by the Commission as those
accounts were opened and operated by the Lagos State Government
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