Paul Ibe’s Assertions Incorrect, Olukoyede Didn’t Meet With Any Governor To Discuss ‘Defection’-EFCC

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described the assertions made by Mr Paul Ibe while appearing as a guest on Channels TV last week as untrue.

Paul Ibe, who is the spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar had claimed that EFCC chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, met with an incumbent governor and his predecessor 48 hours before they defected to the ruling APC.

Ibe had claimed that both the EFCC chairman and the Solicitor General met with the former and serving governor in question who are from the South-South region 48 hours before they decamped to the APC.

He also claimed that the meeting took place at a government lodge in the south-south state.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the anti-graft agency in a statement issued in reaction to Ibe’s assertions by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale on Friday said Olukoyede is ‘apolitical’ adding that the allegations are based on conjectures.

‘The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is outraged by the unfounded claims of Mr. Paul Ibe, spokesperson for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, alleging that Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman, held a secret meeting with an unnamed politician.

Ibe, who was a guest on Seun Okinbaloye’s Politics Today programme on Channels Television on Thursday, May 22, 2025, bared his mind on sundry theories, conjectures and assumptions relating to opposition politics and defections.

However, his allegations that the Executive Chairman EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede and Solicitor General of the Federation held an alleged meeting with an unnamed governor forty-eight hours before his defection to the ruling All People’s Congress, APC, are patently fabricated and in bad taste.

Olukoyede has stressed at several fora that he is apolitical and the EFCC totally wired against partisan tendencies’ the statement said.

EFCC has also urged the public to disregard the alleged meeting with the unnamed governor as it had only existed in Ibe’s imagination-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you