Obaseki dares EFCC: ‘I’m not afraid of probe’

Outgoing governor of Edo, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were planning to arrest him upon completion of his second term tenure next week.

He, however, said he was not afraid of any arrest and investigation of his administration.

According to a report by ThisDay, Obaseki spoke during the EdoBEST National Results-Sharing Session in Abuja on Thursday.

He also said the “silly petitions” were written by “cruel and wicked” people for vendetta in order to hurt him.

Obaseki said he would spend his time in EFCC custody doing some research if eventually arrested.

He said: “I hear that the EFCC will pick me next week after my tenure. Wherever they keep me, I’ll spend time doing research.

“There are many things we have done that can be described as legacy projects. I believe in Edo State.

“One of the things that will last for a very long time to come is the fact that we were able to focus on Edo people and the things that matter to them, reform, and implement those things.

“Why should I have fears? I just focused on what I believe in and today, you can see what has been achieved.

“What happens after that is not up to me. They can continue with their political witch hunt and do all they can to hurt me, that’s their problem.

“I’m not afraid; I’m not worried. They have written all sorts of silly petitions against me and that’s part of the challenge.

“In fact, I can even hand myself over, and if they call me, I don’t have anything to hide.

“You know how this country is, it is all about bitterness, it is all about vendetta, wickedness, and people who have opposed to me in Edo State are cruel, very wicked people, very jealous and envious, and this is because they cannot show as much as the achievements we have made in the past eight years.

“But what is important is us to focus on our people in order to make Nigeria better because the suffering is too much.

“We have the advantage and privilege to make things happen. So, we should focus on issues and not on vendetta.

“Reforming the bureaucracy is a priority; we focused on the people and the civil servants.”