Breaking: EFCC Reportedly Freezes Osun Govt Account 10 Days Before Governorship Election
- The EFCC has reportedly placed an Osun State Government account held at First Bank on 'Post No Debit' status, documents showed
- Governor Adeleke had earlier alleged the anti-graft agency was planning to freeze state accounts ahead of the August 15 election
- A source close to the governor confirmed the account freeze, saying Adeleke would address the press on the matter
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Osogbo, Osun State - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly placed an Osun State Government account domiciled at First Bank on a "Post No Debit" restriction with the governorship election less than two weeks away.
The restricted account is reportedly one used to pay workers' salaries in the state.
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As reported by Vanguard, this is according to documents sighted by the media house.
The action came within hours of Governor Ademola Adeleke publicly warning that the EFCC was preparing to freeze both state government accounts and those belonging to senior officials in his administration.
Adeleke, through a statement released on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, described the reported move as a deliberate attempt to paralyse government operations ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
The governor argued that the EFCC had no legal authority to freeze a state government's accounts and that no lawful basis existed for such an action.
Source confirms Osun account freeze
A source familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly, confirmed to Vanguard that the account had already been frozen at the time the report was filed.
"I can confirm that the state government account has been frozen by the EFCC. It is no longer an allegation. The governor will address the press shortly to update the public on the situation."
The reason for the account restriction had not been made known at the time of the report, and the EFCC had not issued any official response or public statement on the matter.
According to Daily Trust, Governor Ademola Adeleke said the state government was officially notified by its banker, First Bank of Nigeria, that the EFCC had directed the bank to place a “Post No Debit” (PND) restriction on the state’s statutory allocation account.
EFCC yet to comment
No official explanation has come from the commission on why the account was placed under restriction, leaving key questions about the legal basis and scope of the action unanswered.
The timing of the freeze, days before a high-stakes governorship contest in Osun State, has added urgency to the situation.
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Osun: States accounts frozen by EFCC
Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) froze the Osun State government's account in 2026, adding the state to a growing list. Data shared by analytics account.
StatiSense showed that 8 Nigerian states have had government accounts frozen by the EFCC since 2006.
Plateau State in the north-central region was the first Nigerian state to have its government account frozen by the EFCC, back in 2006.
EFCC: Tinubu calls Adeleke amid backlash
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu personally called Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday, August 6, over the frozen state government account.
Tinubu told Adeleke he had directed the EFCC to take action on the court order placed on the Osun state government account.
The development marks a direct presidential intervention in the ongoing dispute between the EFCC and the Osun state government.
Source: Legit.ng
