The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed allegations by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, that the commission is planning to block the state government’s accounts.
The Zonal Head of EFCC office in Port Harcourt, Nnaghe Obono Itam, declared this in a statement on Tuesday.
Governor Wike had said during a chat with journalists on Democracy Day celebration, that intelligence report at his disposal revealed that the EFCC was making plans to block the state government’s accounts.
Itam dismissed the claims, saying people allege several things against government institutions.
“What we are saying is that whether it is in the South-South or Rivers State, we should imbibe the anti-corruption culture”
“If there is subsisting judgment obtained during the time of Governor Peter Odili that bars either the EFCC or the Federal Government agencies from investigating the finances of Rivers State, except through a complaint from the state House of Assembly, If they are satisfied that their accounts are being properly managed there is no problem”
“But I am not aware that any EFCC office, whether here or in Abuja is looking for Rivers State government accounts to block”
“Their accounts are not hidden, they are not spirits, they are known because they run in money deposit banks. It is not secret, nobody wants to block any account, any account that is blocked, the bank will alert us” he said.
