The Ondo State Government has described comments credited to the impeached deputy governor, Alhaji Alli Olanusi, on the petition he wrote to the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a rambling of an old man, whose blind ambition has driven him to a political dead end.
Reacting through the Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, the government said Olanusi needed not “to go to town after writing a petition against the government”.
It added that rather, he should allow the agency to act on the petition he wrote and come out with its findings, if indeed he has a genuine case against the government.
The statement reads: “The EFCC is an agency of government with the statutory responsibility of investigating allegations. Instead of jumping the gun, Olanusi should allow the agency do its job, except he is telling the world that the agency is not competent enough or reliable enough to handle his petition without any bias.
“Government wonders if Pa Olanusi’s expectation is that the graft agency should ride like an invading army arresting and detaining everybody in Ondo State on account of his petition.
“Apparently Pa Olanusi is dazed as he has lost in his own game and his plans to impeach his boss fell flat on his face. Now spent and left in the lurch, he wants something to keep him in the glare of the public and political relevance.
“Where was Pa Olanusi when the alleged N18 billion was diverted? What action did he take? Or was he just discovering the alleged graft now that he had been fried in his own stew? What are the particulars of the alleged theft and what are the proofs behind his specious claims?
“Now that he has assumed the position of EFCC spokesperson and petitioner rolled into one, Pa Olanusi can jolly well provide the juicy details of his phantom theft, including what he got then as a serving deputy governor.”
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