- President Bola Tinubu personally called Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday over the frozen state government account
- Tinubu told Adeleke he had directed the EFCC to take action on the court order placed on the Osun State Government account
- The development marks a direct presidential intervention in the ongoing dispute between the EFCC and the Osun State Government
President Bola Tinubu reached out to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday in a phone call, informing him that he had given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a directive to lift the court order that had been placed on the Osun State Government’s account.
The call signalled a direct intervention by the presidency in the matter, with Tinubu personally assuring Adeleke of the steps being taken at the federal level to resolve the freeze on the state’s account.
**Tinubu Steps In on Osun Account Dispute**
The court order had effectively restricted the Osun State Government’s access to its account, a development that drew significant attention given the constitutional relationship between federal agencies and state governments in Nigeria.
By reaching out to Adeleke directly and communicating the directive to the EFCC, Tinubu appeared to move swiftly to address the situation through the phone conversation on Thursday.
The EFCC, which operates under federal authority, had secured the court order before the presidential directive was communicated to the Osun governor.
**What the Development Means for Osun**
The directive, as conveyed by Tinubu to Adeleke, suggests the federal government moved to reverse the encumbrance on the Osun State account following the presidential instruction to the anti-graft agency.
Osun State, governed by Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has had a complex political relationship with the federal administration. The presidential phone call and the accompanying directive mark a notable moment of direct communication between the two offices on a matter with significant financial implications for the state government.
Source: Legit.ng