Sam Onwuemeodo, the Special Adviser on Media to the former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has reacted to the arrest of his boss, saying that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) is simply doing its job.
The anti-graft agency arrested Okorocha on Tuesday, April 13 in Abuja after he allegedly ignored several invitation extended to him by the commission. Read more HERE.
However, speaking on the matter, Onwuemeodo said Okorocha was only invited by the commission. He said,
“The truth is that, Okorocha left as the governor of Imo State on May 28, 2019. And shortly after his exit as governor, Imo State Government wrote Petitions upon Petitions against him.
“The EFCC investigated the petitions and has been in various Courts of the land with Okorocha, to that effect.
“And if the EFCC has decided to invite Okorocha for Clarifications on the matters already in Courts, especially with a new Chairman at the helm of affairs at the Commission, there is nothing wrong with that.
“The matters between EFCC and Okorocha over his governorship in Imo, have been pendent in various Courts of the land.
“At the end of the day, we would know whether the Commission will be withdrawing the Cases in Courts, or would Continue with the Cases already in Courts.
“But to us, the Commission is doing its job and should be given the needed cooperation. And Okorocha being a law-abiding Citizen, would always cooperate with the Commission over the Matters in Courts. EFCC is not a slaughter House, but a very responsible institution and should be seen as such.
:We have no reason to complain about the invitation of today, which Okorocha honoured as patriotic and responsible Nigerian.
“Like we Stated earlier, the Commission didn’t invite Okorocha today, for the first time.”
