Accord Party demands EFCC chairman's resignation over Osun account freeze, commends President Tinubu's intervention
The Accord Party has called for the immediate resignation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, following the freezing of the Osun State Government's bank accounts. The party's National Chairman, Chief Maxwell Mgbudem, stated this at a press conference in Abuja, demanding that President Bola Tinubu sack Olukoyede if he fails to resign to restore the anti-graft agency's integrity. Accord commended President Tinubu for directing the EFCC to unfreeze the accounts, describing his intervention as timely. Mgbudem alleged that the EFCC demonstrated partisanship in Osun State politics ahead of the August 15 governorship election, leading Accord to lose confidence in its leadership. He urged security agencies, anti-graft commissions, and other democratic institutions to adhere to their rules of engagement and ethics. The party also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a free, fair, credible, and inclusive election, ensuring electoral materials are tested. Furthermore, Accord appealed to President Tinubu and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to release 60 Accord members reportedly detained in Abuja, Osun, and Nasarawa states, believing this would reduce political tension. The EFCC had frozen the Osun State Government's accounts, defending its action as lawful and within its authority to restrict accounts suspected of financial crimes. President Tinubu, however, directed the EFCC to return to court an
