The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has refuted claims of a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission regarding potential arrest and prosecution after his term ends.
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State, Lawal Pedro, made this known in a statement released by the governor’s spokesperson, Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday.
Pedro clarified that there was no instance where Governor Sanwo-Olu instructed a lawyer to file a lawsuit on his behalf on this matter.
This statement comes in response to reports of a legal action taken by Sanwo-Olu’s attorney against the EFCC in a Federal High Court in Abuja.
“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.
