The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Adewole Adebayo, has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resign over the freezing of the Osun State Government’s account domiciled with First Bank.
He made the call while speaking with journalists after an event in Abuja on Thursday.
Recall that the nation was thrown into shock over the freezing of the Osun State Government’s account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a few days before the state’s governorship election slated for August 15, 2026.
The Commission confirmed the action, explaining that it detected suspicious transactions in the Osun State Government’s account.
However, in a statement issued by the president’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, Tinubu directed the EFCC to vacate the court order freezing the Osun State Government’s account.
The development has led to calls in some quarters for the resignation of the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede.
Reacting, Adebayo said it is President Tinubu, not Olukoyede, who should resign because “the buck stops” with the president.
According to him, the Commission, like other security agencies, is a difficult place to work.
“Well, the person who should resign is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I don’t have enough evidence to suggest that the EFCC chairman should resign. The only person who is at fault here is the President himself because the EFCC is a very difficult place to work,” he said.