Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti state governor
The Nation reports that as the Friday, July 7
day of interrogation approaches, the EFCC
relocated Fayose’s associate, Abiodun
Agbele, from Lagos to the nation’s capital.
It should be recalled that Governor was
sworn into office on October 16, 2014, but
by April 2015, he had bought the properties
in Lagos and Abuja.
The four duplexes, which were bought at
$1.3m each, are located on Tiamiyu Savage
Street on Victoria Island in Lagos.
Each of the houses is a four-bedroom
duplex.
According to EFCC’s findings, while chalets
3 and 4 were purchased through Siqnathor,
chalets 6 and 9 were owned by Noga Hotel.
The fifth duplex was said to be purchased
from the Skye Bank Plc at N200million.
Although the transactions were handled by
Still Earth belonging to Oyin Daramola,
Governor Fayose did not pay up the estate
agency fees until the time of filing this
report.
Instead, he decided to pay fees through the
award of contracts to the estate agent in
Ekiti state to defray the EFCC on the five
properties.
It was learnt that Agbele allegedly brokered
the deals.
Another source, who was privy to the initial
investigation, said: “They approached Oyin
Daramola through Abiodun Agbele whom she
knew in Ibadan.
“Upon seeing Agbele, who came to seek
assistance to buy the four duplexes in Lagos,
it was obvious he was looking so poor and
could not afford the huge cost.
“Agbele then said his friend, who wanted the
duplexes, will call her. It was then Fayose
later called Oyin Daramola. We have the call
logs and the transcript of the conversation or
negotiation already.
“Investigation confirmed that Fayose did not
pay the agency fees but only offered to give
contracts to Still Earth belonging to Daramola
in Ekiti State to pay the required fees.
“Unknowingly, he wanted to award the
contracts for kick-back to feather his nest.”
People to be interrogated are Daramola of
Still Earth, her former accountant and a
consultant, simply called Titilayo of Philberth
company.
“We are going to interact with these three
people on Friday as part of the ongoing
investigation of the governor. We had a
preliminary interface with Daramola, who was
innocently manipulated by Agbele and the
governor for a legitimate business,” the EFCC
source said.
Daramola was said to have told the EFCC
men that: “I did legitimate business, I am not
fraudulent. I don’t do dirty business deals.
“You can check my background and business
records; I have never been involved in shady
transactions. Even the purchase of the
duplexes, I made sure every process is
documented without cutting corners. I have no
cause to live a dubious life.”
As a sort of proof that the Ekiti state
governor has been involved in alleged
corrupt practices before.
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