Barely 13 months into the 2023 general elections and the controversial ambitions of some aspirants for the Presidency, especially on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr Osita Okechukwu, over alleged misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.3 billion.
CompassNG learnt that the VON D-G arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja at about 1.30pm on Sunday to honour its invitation.
As at the time of filing this report, Okechukwu was still in the custody of the EFCC, a competent source who pleaded anonymity said, adding, “He is still with operatives of the EFCC.”
When contacted, EFCC’s spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the invitation of the VON DG by the anti-graft agency, but declined further comment.
Recall that the VON DG, Mr Okechukwu, has advised the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to jettison his presidential ambition and backing a younger candidate from the South, especially the South East.
Okechukwu, a foundation member of the APC reiterated this submission while entertaining questions from journalists at the 2021 Eke Day in Abuja on Sunday.
