Mr Akinterinwa was one of the 16 aspirants who contested the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Ondo State last weekend. However, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was declared the winner by the party, in an election marred by irregularities.
A former Commissioner for Finance in Ondo State, Mr Wale Akinterinwa, has announced that he will honour an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today (Thursday).
Mr Akinterinwa was one of the 16 aspirants who contested the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Ondo State last weekend. However, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was declared the winner by the party, in an election marred by irregularities.
Akinterinwa on Thursday posted on his X account, “Today, I will be honouring the invitation from the EFCC to shed more light on certain matters that the commission wants clarification on.
“I have confidence in the anti-graft agency to conduct a thorough investigation and ensure that justice is done.”
Reports on Monday claimed Akinterinwa was already with the EFCC to answer for the alleged mismanagement of billions of naira during the administration of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Ondo.
However, Akinterinwa in a radio program in Akure on Monday said the news came to him like a surprise, because he was not in EFCC custody.
He asserted that the stories were circulated by those who saw him as a threat to their existence and vision.
He said, "It came to me like a surprise myself, I’m not in EFCC custody but I believe that those stories have been planted by those who see me as a threat to their own existence and vision.
“Because it’s absurd to say I’m in EFCC custody for the past 5 or 6 days. When in actual fact, I have been in Akure preparing for the election that was meant to hold but never took place on Saturday. As we speak, I’m in my house.”
"I was surprised to read on the front of a newspaper today that I’m in EFCC custody. I will just say that some people are afraid of my brand and they will not stop at anything to ensure that they destroy that brand. But it will not happen by the Grace of God," he added.
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