By Ayo Kehinde
Former governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has denied any personal connection with the N9.9bn frozen by the court at the behest of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, which is conducting an investigation into the money allegedly fraudulently maintained during his tenure in office.
In a statement released on his behalf on Friday by his media aide, Habib Aruna, Ambode said it was important to clarify the misleading message contained in the statement by the Commission especially as there has been no communication between him and the anti-graft agency on this issue.
He said: “Those accounts were opened in the course of normal operations by the Lagos State Government for its administrative purposes and not for the former Governor’s personal transactions as was being wrongly insinuated and have been operated to ensure smooth operations of government activities by previous and present administrations. The former Governor was not and will never be involved in any unauthorized use of government property and resources.
“We strongly believe that after four demanding years as Chief Executive of Lagos State, Mr. Ambode is entitled to some deserved rest with his family and loved ones without the unwarranted attacks on his well-earned reputation.”
The former Governor said he believes that at this critical time in our polity, all hands must be on deck to support “our great Party the All Progressives Congress (APC) both at the State and national levels in order to continue to deliver the dividends of democracy to Lagosians and Nigerians respectively.”
