Ekiti State governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose has sent a bill to the Ekiti State House of Assembly for the establishment of Ekiti Economic Crimes Commission (EECC).
The bill which is being considered by the House Committee on Public Accounts & Anti Corruption, has passed 2nd reading.
This is in reaction to the court battle between the state and Economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC).
A Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti had ruled that EFCC lacked the power to investigate finances of a State and subsequently restrained the commission from interfering in the running of Ekiti State by either investigating or arresting any official of the State Government.
The court said during its ruling that in federalism, the FG is not an overseer or supervisor regarding finances of a State.
That only the State House of Assembly can investigate finances of a State.
Reacting to the the favourable judgment passed by the court, Governor Fayose said that Nigeria is a federation and must be run like one.
He maintained that Nigerians should continue to fight for the sustenance of her hard earned democracy, using legal means.
