The All Progressives Congress [APC] in Ekiti has threatened to drag the immediate past governor of the state to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] over the whereabouts of the N400m earmarked for the rehabilitation of Ado – Akure Road.

WuzupNigeria reports that Dr Kayode Fayemi had earmarked the funds for the road during his first term as governor of the state between 2010 and 2014.

The APC insists Fayose must explain the whereabouts of the N400m and if his explanations were not satisfactory, he will face the hammer.

Speaking to a press conference, APC State Publicity Secretary, Ade Ajayi, said Fayose’s explanation must cover why he allegedly terminated the reconstruction of Ekiti portion of the road awarded by Fayemi to KOPEC Construction Company in 2014.

The APC alleged that Fayose was instrumental to the deplorable state of the Ado–Akure Road. The party urged the former governor to rather “shut up if he could not explain the whereabouts of the money”.

“Fayose must explain why he terminated Ado – Akure Road contract. The public wants to know whether he terminated that contract for Afao Road because the Ado – Akure Road is very germane to our economy in Ekiti.

“The APC, as a responsible and patriotic party, will drag the former governor to the EFCC if he fails to give satisfactory explanation about the money.

“Ekiti State Government, Ondo State Government, the African Development Bank and the Federal Government have shown interest to reconstruct the road. Why was the former governor now lamenting? We were able to decode that he had ulterior motive, which was to dent the image of Governor Fayemi.

“Why would a person who was responsible for the deplorable state of the road now be lamenting? We are baffled by this? He should tell us where the money went rather than lamenting. Our people must be careful with the politics Fayose was playing”, Ajayi said.

Fayose had been having running battle with the APC following his comment last week that the Ado – Akure Road had become a death trap and as well adversely affecting the economies of Ondo and Ekiti states due to the parlous state of the road.

But the APC, piqued by the former governor’s comment, had alleged that Fayose was responsible for the state of the road following alleged mismanagement of the fund for its repairs and allegedly ordering the contractors to leave the site.

However, Fayose, who spoke through his media aide, Lere Olayinka said,

“If they have any evidence that I have committed any financial infraction as governor, they should inform the EFCC. They are coming up with lies that somebody earmarked N400 million. If Fayemi earmarked N400 million, why didn’t he use the money to fix the road? He spent four years from 2010 to 2014, so for four years, all he could do was to earmark money”.