By
Riyenews@.com

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is still on the trail of three former governors contrary to reports in some newspapers this week.  The former governors are Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of Lagos state, James Ibori of Delta state and Obong Victor Attah of Awka Ibom state. 

The full statement by the EFCC reads: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to reports in national dailies of today, September 11, 2009 to the effect that the anti-graft agency has cleared some former governors who have been under investigation.

“The commission wishes to state emphatically that it has not at any time or in any correspondence with the persons referred to in these media reports or any other person cleared them of complicity in all matters relating to them which are either in court or still under investigation.

“It is, therefore, inappropriate to input or infer that the three former governors have been exonerated in matters that are still pending or yet to be determined by the law court which is the only competent organ of government that can pronounce guilt or innocence in matters like the ones under reference.

“The commission has to make this clarification in view of the volume of enquiries from concerned Nigerians so as to lay to rest all doubts and insinuations as to the position of the Commission and its leadership in all these.

“The letter being referred to in these reports has no specific impact or reference to the cases of the three former governors as it was only an advice to a bank on the operation of a company’s account and as such, cannot speak for substantive cases being investigated.

“While not adjudging anyone guilty until proven so, the commission wishes to restate that it has not in anyway declared the three former governors are innocent of the allegations for which they are being investigated.”

Meanwhile, a reliable source revealed to Riyenews that the trio would soon be summoned for interrogation by the anti-graft agency over the alleged scam.