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N1 Billion Car Purchase: EFCC Freezes Oyo Assembly Account



Following an investigation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan branch, over financial impropriety regarding procurements of official cars for Oyo state House of Assembly lawmakers

A credible source in government who confided in this newspaper stated that EFCC has frozen the Assembly bank account as the antigraft agency continues with its investigation.

EFCC opened its investigation against the House regarding procurements of the official cars for the state lawmakers which was alleged by the petitioner to fall below the quality and expectation.

Some of the official cars according to the petition to EFCC were said to have developed mechanical faults less than six months into delivery to the legislators.

However, in a reaction to the allegations, the House posited that it followed due process and had nothing to hide regarding the said car procurement contract.

The Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin in one of his reactions to the allegation said the House will continue to support EFCC and all government institutions with the view to deepening transparency, accountability, and democracy.

The source further noted that it was for the purpose of widening its investigative scope that the antigraft agency froze the Assembly account to prevent access to the House account thereby, denying the lawmakers access to funds for their monthly running cost. 

The source also said that the EFCC picked up some top officials of the House yesterday July 26 at the early hour of the day and remained at the antigraft agency’s office for several hours after series of grilling.

Some of these developments appear to have angered some of the lawmakers who against their traditional way of postponing plenary sitting in the Speaker’s absence were said to have perfected plans to go ahead with today’s plenary should the Ogundoyin not be available.

Although,insinuation was rife on Monday (yesterday) about a planned move by the lawmakers to go ahead with Tuesday’s 27th (today) plenary sitting in the event the Speaker was absent leaving many to speculate on what the outcome today’s legislative plan would be.

Ogundoyin, who had jetted out to the United States of America on an undisclosed trip before the Eid-el Kabir holiday surprisingly returned to the House yesterday as some of the insiders at the Assembly confirmed that many lawmakers did not know about Ogundoyin’s return to the country from his US trip.

However, the House resumed its Plenary sitting after returning from the Salah holiday on Tuesday as Ogundoyin presided over the House legislative affairs.


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