Deputy Senate President Denies Instructing EFCC To Probe Akpabio

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the deputy president has denied the allegations that he called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

This was contained in a statement issued by Yomi Odunuga, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.

The statement revealed that the error was from the Clerk of the Senate who has sent the instructions to the commission to launch an investigation into Akpabio.

Omo-Agege said that the letter did not come from him, neither did he in any way direct anyone to send the letter on his behalf.

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The issued statement reads, “The attention of the Office of the Deputy President of the Senate has been drawn to a letter dated 7th May 2020, purportedly written by the Clerk of the Senate acting on behalf of the Office of Deputy President of the Senate requesting the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate and monitor the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and one other.

“This Office hereby states that the said letter is false, fake, malicious, mischievous and vexatious.

This Office never instructed the Clerk of the Senate, or in fact any person, to write to or contact the EFCC in relation to any person.”