Again, Bankole fails to honour EFCC’s invitation

The outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, for the second time, failed to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday
Our correspondent learnt the EFCC might be forced to move against Bankole when his tenure expires on June 6.
The EFCC had invited Bankole last Thursday to answer questions on alleged N10bn loan fraud and N2.3bn scam that had rocked the House during his tenure, but he wrote to request for more time, prompting the agency to give him last Tuesday to appear.
A youth group, the Youth Anti-Corruption League had in a petition to the agency chronicled financial misdemeanour against the speaker and urged it to investigate.
Specifically, the group urged the EFCC boss, Mrs. Farida Waziri, to investigate his role in the N2.3bn car scam and the mismanagement of the N9bn capital budget of the House for 2008/2009.
As at press time, Bankole was yet to arrive at the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC.
Our correspondent gathered that the special investigators were waiting for Bankole’s arrival as the commission had obtained fresh facts in the allegations against the speaker.
By Olamilekan Lartey                     Courtesy Of: Punch