By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz
Impeached Governor Murtala Nyako’s spokesman, Sajoh Ahmed, said yesterday that his boss was not on the run.
He said: “Governor is not on the run. He left Yola on the same day of the impeachment. I don’t know where he is at the moment. I am now in my own house. It is wrong to say he is on the run.”
“They (the then government of the day) set up General Olusegun Obasanjo, accused him of a coup, jailed him unjustifiably and he later came out of prison to become President; they orchestrated the impeachment of Ayo Fayose, today they have returned him as governor elect.
“We have no fears. They harassed former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido; today, he is the Emir of Kano. So, if what they are doing has Allah’s support, he would not elevate the people being humiliated. There is judgment of history, there is judgment of God. Today they are at the helm of affairs; it does not mean they will be at the helm of affairs tomorrow. They should also await Allah’s judgment.”
But when contacted on phone, the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said the commission took the decision to search for Nyako because he had been elusive.
He said: “Since Nyako, was removed, he has been elusive. So the commission has devised a strategy to declare him wanted.
“The commission is planning to declare him wanted if he refused to honour the invitation.”
He also confirmed that Nyako’s deputy, Mr. Bala Ngilari, was grilled for about three hours by operatives of the EFCC at the headquarters of the commission on Tuesday.
“The former deputy governor was here. He responded to our invitation, he interacted with operatives for some hours.”
