EFCC, APC godfathers at war over me – Iyiola Omisore

One-time Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship
candidate in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has
claimed that operatives of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, and their APC godfathers
are split over the allegation of corruption against him,
insisting that he did not collect any money from the
former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. <!--more-->

Omisore, who is alleged to have collected N1.3 billion
from the office of the former NSA, is currently in court
with the EFCC over the matter.

In a statement issued yesterday, the former chairman,
Senate Committee on Appropriation told the ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC, to "go search for crooks,
election riggers and government money embezzlers in
your party."

According to the erstwhile Osun State deputy governor,
"EFCC operatives are in disagreement with their
political APC godfathers. That is one of the reasons for
dodging court summons as I exposed on AIT on
Thursday. Nigerians are hereby alerted by the killer
democracy, abuse of human rights and utter disrespect
for the rule of law by the Buhari administration on
illegal arrests, backdoor detention warrants and
tyranny!

"I want to assure Nigerians, especially suffering Osun
masses that I won't abandon them even in the face of
persecution! I didn't take money from Dasuki! Let my
peace be! Go search for crooks, election riggers and
government money embezzlers in your party."

He insisted that he did not stash a whopping sum of
N1.3 billion, being money collected from the Office of
the National Security Adviser, ONSA, in his bank
account, dismissing the rumours making rounds as
sheer blackmail.

The PDP chieftain claimed that the anti-graft body had
been using falsehood to harass him, stressing that it
was evident in the way the latter had said he at one
time took N700m and later changed the figure to
N1.3billion.

He accused the EFCC of dodging court summons in
the suit he filed against it, an indication, that the body
was not bold enough to stand up to its claims.

Omisore continued, "EFCC won't stop at any height to
blackmail the opposition. My AIT (African Independent
Television) programme has attracted another falsehood
to harass me! Only yesterday morning, I accused EFCC
of dodging court summons! I didn't collect any money
from ONSA. I have not had any dealings with the
ONSA. Last time, it was N700 million, today it's
N1.3billion."