-The bill that Ekiti state Governor Ayodele Fayose sent to the state House of Assembly to establishes a state owned anti-graft agency called the Ekiti Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has passed its second reading.
While the bill is making progress at the State House of Assembly, The governor took to his Twitter page to announce that the bill has passed it's second reading while explaining that Nigeria is a federation and it must be ran like one.
He tweeted: "A bill for the establishment of Ekiti Economic Crimes Commission (EECC) that I sent to the House of Assembly was today, sent to the House Committee on Public Accounts & Anti Corruption. It has passed 2nd reading.Nigeria is a federation and we must run it like one."
Recall that it was previously reported that the Federal High Court sitting at Ado has ruled that EFCC lacked power to investigate finances of a State.
“The court said, in federalism, the FG is not an overseer or supervisor regarding finances of a State. That only the State House of Assembly can investigate finances of a State.
“Consequently, the EFCC has been restrained from interfering in the running of Ekiti State by either investigating or arresting any official of the State Govt.
The Governor claimed that passage of the bill for the establishment of state EFCC is a fight for democracy.
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