11 billion naira: EFCC should operate within the law - Rivers commissioner

The Rivers state government has denied
reports that a director of finance and
administration made repeated financial
withdrawals from the Central Bank of Nigeria
and Zenith Bank, to the tune of 11 billion
naira.
Speaking through a press statement made
available to our reporter, the Rivers
government said it never conducted such
financial transactions and the report is
patently false.
“The Rivers State Government never
conducted such financial transactions and
the report is patently false,” Tam George, the
state commissioner for information said.
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“The Rivers State Government has no record
of any staff known as Kingsely Fubara. This
must be a fictional character created by the
All Progressives Congress (APC)) and the
Punch newspaper to embarrass the State
Government and deceive the public.
“The Punch report also indicated that the
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) has
directed the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) to probe these so-called
withdrawals. Such a directive, if true, would
be a manifestly illegal and ridiculous
proposition.
“By law, the Rivers State Government is
accountable to the Rivers State House of
Assembly and the people of Rivers State, not
to the Attorney General of the Federation.”
The state government said the report is
totally fictitious and typically orchestrated by
the APC and its media allies.
“But the story raises fundamental questions
about the moral horror that confronts a
nation where an anti-graft agency becomes
openly partisan in all its intentions and
actions.
Curb from: Naij

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