- The invitation given by the EFCC to the former governor of Plateau state, Jonah Jang, may not be honoured
- This was revealed by Clinton Garuba, the media aide to Senator Jang
- Garuba said that the Jang will be in a court hearing on the same day, Wednesday, December 5, the anti graft agency needs the ex-governor's presence
Clinton Garuba, the media aide to the former Plateau governor, Jonah Jang, said on Monday, December 3, in Jos that the senator will not honour the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s invitation asking him to appear in its Kano office on Wednesday, December 5.
Garuba, in a statement, said that Jang would be appearing in court on the same date to defend himself in a case filed by the anti-graft agency, the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
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“Sen. Jang cannot be in two places at the same time, so the decision to turn down the invitation is an easy one,” he said.
He expressed surprise that EFCC was asking Jang to be in two places at the same time, saying that he had written to advise the agency to pick another date in January, 2019.
NAN reports that the invitation may not be unconnected with the allegation that the EFCC had traced a mansion worth N500 million to Jang.
Reacting to the development in an interview with newsmen in Jos, Garuba explained that the property, located at No. 8 and 9 Gobarau Road, Unguwan Rimi GRA, Kaduna, had never belonged to the Senator.
“It is not the first time the commission is investigating that property’s ownership. The property formerly belonged to Northern Nigerian Development Company, Kaduna. It was allocated to the Senator when he was the Governor of Plateau, but he eventually lost interest and did not continue with the acquisition.
“EFCC has this information and knows the actual owners of the said property. Unfortunately, the EFCC continues to harass the Senator in its usual media trials aimed at tarnishing his glowing name and reputation,” the media aide said.
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Garuba urged the former governor’s supporters to be calm, saying that the recent allegation was nothing new.
“The allegation is just one of the endless attempts at humiliating Jang, but he is undeterred and in high spirit. He is ready to face his accusers in court, and not on the pages of newspapers,” Garuba said.
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Jang had vowed not to honour the invitation extended to him by the EFCC over an alleged ownership of a N500 million mansion in Kaduna state.
The former governor denied owning a mansion in Kaduna state, calling on the anti-graft commission to prove its evidence.
Legit.ng gathered that earlier, EFCC had on Monday, December 3, 2018, invited the senator to its Kano office on Friday, December 5.
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