Fayose
Zenith Bank denies bankrolling Gov's second term campaign
It was further reported that Zenith bank had furnished the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission with all documents required and
requested in the agency's investigation.
Management of the Zenith Bank Plc have denied bankrolling Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose's campaign for his second term in office.
According
to several tweets by SaharaReporters, the bank denied funding or
lending the Governor any sum of money to aid his second term campaign.
The report alleged
further that the Governor, who had earlier boasted about the bank's
funding while defending allegations that funds meant for procurement of
arms were traced to his Zenith bank accounts, approached the bank to
conceal how the NSA funds were laundered.
It
was further reported that Zenith bank had furnished the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission with all documents required and requested in
the agency's investigation.
However, this move,
was reported to have irked the governor, who has maintained he got funds
to campaign for his re-election bid through donations and Zenith bank
backing.
On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, Gov Fayose, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi said “The
management of Zenith Bank, which majorly funded my election, called me
to a meeting where I was assured that fund will be provided for my
election."
Gov Fayose had
earlier accused President Buhari and his wife of being corrupt after the
EFCC froze his Zenith Bank accounts over allegations of his involvement
in the multi billion dollars arms deal fraud.
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