Zenith Bank Denies Funding Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose said in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, that his 2014 election was funded by Zenith Bank Plc, fund raisers, donations from friends and associates.

His statement was in response to a Tuesday’s decision by the EFCC to to freeze his account pending investigation.

The EFCC alleged that Governor Fayose had received illegal election funds from the office of the National Security Adviser.

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In somewhat shocking circumstances, sources close to INFORMATION NIGERIA have denied the Governor’s claims.

Our sources say that Fayose wanted Zenith bank to conceal NSA funds but they couldn’t.

Zenith Bank was said to have handed EFCC all documents required to nail the Ekiti state governor.

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Fayose has also been challenged by the bank to publish his bank statements for all his 3 accounts at the bank so the public could see them.

SEE ALSO: Zenith Bank Funded My Election – Fayose

As at the time of the report, Governor Fayose had not responded to the fresh allegations.