My Information Commissioner and all those that are concerned with that lies peddled by the EFCC, I think they have responded appropriately.<\/a> And I will urge each and every Nigerian to please go to Kogi state website and all the facts are there. The Banks have denied that we don\u2019t have such an account.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cBesides that, the bailout fund that we obtained, we appropriated in line with the agreement and understanding between Kogi state government and the workers. All of these were done, we finished all of these in the year 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cSo first, there\u2019s no N20 billion account, or N19 billion era, no fixed deposit account. So I don\u2019t know where the lie is coming from.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI think in the days ahead, you will hear exactly where the matter shall be resolved. That\u2019s why I said that it\u2019s a joke taken too far.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI want to believe that either the officials of the EFCC may have misled the commission. Remember that we will not just allow this to lie low because Mr. President prides on fighting corruption.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cEFCC is one of the agencies that is being used to fight corruption. EFCC should not be seen to be going on a voyage of no discovery in order that the reputation of the commission and integrity of this particular government remains intact.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAs a person, I came into this office with my integrity high and I will leave this office of governor with higher integrity and all of my name that are ringing bell everywhere across the world today will know that actually I earned this beautiful name, not because of stealing.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI will never touch one kobo of Kogi state, I will never and I will never allow any of my officials to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cToday, Kogi state is among the first that has published all of our accounts online and all of these spendings have been put out there for the whole world to see from bank accounts to statements of account, to payroll, all of the documents are all out there. That is transparency.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI challenge Nigerians to challenge all of those governors to publish that same particular bailout form utilisation and then you\u2019ll be able to judge me whichever way\u201d, he said.<\/span><\/p>\nHe demanded that the EFCC unravel the mystery surrounding the said allegation and the orchestrators be made to face the law, even as he charged the Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, not to allow anyone to drag him into being used for political vendetta.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cLike you said, I am the very first not among the first to have congratulated Bawa for his appointment as EFCC Chairman as a young man and I appreciate Mr President for identifying a young man, a very young, vibrant, courageous man as chairman of the EFCC.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say I\u2019m disappointed in him. Because so far there\u2019s an allegation, we have responded. We\u2019re waiting for their own reaction to our response so far.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI want to believe that those who may have orchestrated that phantom lie should be brought to justice as soon as possible so that the good name that EFCC has earned will continue to tower high.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cSo I will continue to urge him, that is Bawa, to continue to do very wonderful job he has started.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cHe shouldn\u2019t allow anybody to use him, for whatever reason and I don\u2019t think he will allow anybody to use him for political vendetta.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cHe is a young man who has a very long way to go. Just like myself, and we should be able to guide ourselves very well in serving this great country\u201d, he said.<\/span><\/p>\nAsked if he thought the alleged account freezing might have been triggered by the fact that he had indicated interest to contest the 2023 Presidential election, the governor said it will be a big mistake for anyone to be targeting him because of ambition.<\/span><\/p>\nHe said, \u201cWell, like I said, Mr president\u2019s fight against corruption has nothing to do with politics. So whoever wants to probably attack my towering name and integrity because of 2023 is making a mistake because fighting corruption should ordinarily have nothing to do with political affiliation or political interest.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cSo I wouldn\u2019t want to say that because of 2023 I am being targeted. If you\u2019re targeting me because of 2023, it\u2019s a big mistake, you will not be able to get me.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cFor 2023, I still say it is in the hands of God Almighty. Nigerians, millions, men, women, youth are all yearning that I should contest for 2023 there is still time to give an appropriate answer when the time comes.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAnd I believe that when the time comes, we are going to give a very wonderful response that will satisfy Nigerians\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"……\u00a0 Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Tuesday said he got into government with high integrity, and…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,22],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-1244","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"category-politics","8":"tag-yahaya-bello"},"yoast_head":"\nGov Bello: 'I'll Never Touch One Kobo of Kogi State' - Ebira Reporters<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n