Kogi N80bn fraud: Tinubu knows Yahaya Bello’s sins, EFCC not witch-hunting him – Austin Okai

The Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives campaigner for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency successful the 2023 elections, Austin Okai, has said President Bola Tinubu knows the enormity of “sin” committed by the contiguous past politician of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.

Okai said Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, cognize that Bello’s sins are excessively tremendous to defend.

Addressing journalists successful Abuja, the PDP chieftain besides dismissed claims that Bello was being witch-hunted by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukayode.

Okai said EFCC’s ongoing probe against Bello started during the epoch of past Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa.

EFCC is presently investigating Bello of alleged fraud to the tune of N80.2 cardinal portion helium was politician of Kogi State.

The erstwhile politician refused to honour invitations by the EFCC to wide his sanction and the effort to apprehension him from his Abuja residence was thwarted by his successor, Governor Usman Ododo.

Ododo had stormed Bello’s residence successful Abuja and reported moved the erstwhile politician retired portion EFCC attempted to prime him up.

EFCC subsequently declared Bello wanted and placed him connected a watchlist due to the fact that his whereabouts were unknown.

However, Okai said: “Anybody saying EFCC Chairman is witch-hunting Yahaya Bello is simply a liar; this happening started erstwhile Bawa was heading the agency. APC knows that this misdeed is excessively overmuch to defend, and Tinubu, who receives backstage information briefings crossed the 36 states, knows the tremendous transgression committed by Yahaya Bello successful Kogi State.

“We were astatine EFCC, and they assured america that this lawsuit would not beryllium suppressed; the full satellite is watching them; if they let Bello to spell free, past EFCC should beryllium scrapped. Everybody is present a lawyer connected tv defending the cardinal quality rights of Bello, but wherever were they erstwhile helium was owing civilian servants salaries? Where were these lawyers erstwhile guiltless radical who criticised Bello disappeared into bladed air? Where were these lawyers erstwhile our roads were abandoned and hospitals successful Kogi State were nary longer functioning?

“As we speak, nary nationalist superior oregon secondary schoolhouse is functioning successful Kogi State, helium has destroyed the acquisition and section authorities systems.

“If Ododo, who swore to uphold the constitution of Nigeria for not up to six months, came and shielded Bello, who was declared wanted, utilizing our ain car fueled by tax-payers wealth to support a wanted fugitive, is an aberration. He’s maltreating Ebira radical wherever helium hailed from.”