The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, says the defection of former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, won’t cease it from probing his corruption allegations.
The Director of authorized and prosecution of the EFCC, Sylvanus Tahir, made this identified on Thursday throughout a press briefing to mark the second anniversary of the Fee’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, in workplace.
Tahir dismissed claims that Okowa was being shielded following his defection, noting that no suspect is immune from investigation or prosecution due to political alignment.
“Somebody requested the query that it’s alleged that politicians who soar ship to the ruling celebration are shielded. The straightforward reply is that it’s not true.
“I believe the reference was made to the case of a former governor of Delta state. To the most effective of my information, that case continues to be present process investigation. And sooner or later, justice will probably be served,” he mentioned.
DAILY POST remembers that in November 2024, the EFCC arrested Okowa over an alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion throughout his eight-year tenure as governor of the state.
The previous governor was additionally accused of utilizing public funds to amass properties in Asaba, the state capital, and Abuja.
It should even be recalled that in April 2025, Okowa, the 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, defected to the APC alongside his successor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and a number of other political officeholders within the state.
