Lagos State Government on Wednesday said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu never sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged plan to arrest and prosecute him after his tenure.
Reports emerged that Sanwo-Olu filed a suit seeking to restrain the EFCC from arresting or prosecuting him after his tenure as Lagos governor.
But in a statement, the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, said the government would investigate “how the case came to be without the knowledge” of the governor.
“We need to clarify that Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at no time, sued or briefed any legal practitioner to file a suit on his behalf concerning the above subject matter,” the statement read in part.
“It is disingenuous for the Governor who enjoys immunity as conferred on him by the Constitution and has almost three years ahead of him to brief any lawyer on this kind of matter.”
The commissioner also denied the claim that the EFCC was investigating the governor, insisting that the anti-graft agency never extended any invitation or threatened to arrest him or any member of his staff.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been an exemplar in terms of service delivery, prudent and judicious management of the public resources.
“Therefore, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu who is busy working assiduously on how to improve the living conditions of all Lagosians does not have anything to fear when he eventually leaves office at the end of his tenure in May 2027,” Pedro said.
