From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has warned opposition parties against using ongoing Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigations as a tool to blackmail President Bola Tinubu.
Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker and member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), described the probes of some former governors and political appointees as purely constitutional and in line with international best practices.
“Being a member of an opposition party does not grant immunity from investigation into alleged financial infractions whenever there are genuine reasons for it. Members of the ruling party are also investigated by the EFCC when petitions alleging financial misconduct are raised against them,” Oyintiloye said.
He emphasised that the EFCC has a statutory mandate to investigate financial irregularities involving public office holders across party lines without bias.
“Linking the President to the investigation of alleged financial infractions by opposition members in the name of politics is totally wrong. Whether you are in the ruling party or the opposition, you are not immune to financial investigation. I want to caution members of opposition parties to stop politicising what the EFCC is doing and prove their innocence, if any,” he added.
Describing President Tinubu as “a man of honour and integrity,” Oyintiloye insisted the administration would not yield to political pressure.
“More corrupt politicians hiding in opposition parties with the intent to blackmail the President to get themselves off the hook will still be arrested. There is no room for graft under the Tinubu administration,” he said.