Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has denied an alleged suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over planned arrest and prosecution after his tenure expires.
Lawal Pedro, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, disclosed this in a statement released by Sanwo-Olu’s spokesperson, Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday.
His clarification comes amid a report that Sanwo-Olu’s lawyer filed the fundamental rights enforcement suit against EFCC before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court in Abuja.
However, the Attorney General of Lagos, Pedro, clarified that there was no time Gov. Sanwo-Olu asked any legal practitioner to file a suit on his behalf about the subject matter.
“We need to clarify that Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at no time, sued or briefed any legal practitioner to file a suit on his behalf concerning the above subject matter.
“Also, it is disingenuous for the Governor, who enjoys immunity as conferred on him by the Constitution and has almost three years ahead of him, to brief any lawyer on this kind of matter.
“To the best of my knowledge, my inquiry confirmed that the EFCC is not investigating the governor and has never invited him or threatened arrest of any member of his staff, domestic or otherwise.
“We are currently investigating how the case came to be without our knowledge,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the EFCC has not issued any statement regarding the matter as of the time of filing this report.
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