Adeleke directs Osun attorney-general to withdraw suit against EFCC

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the state Attorney-General to withdraw the suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of the state government’s bank account.

Adeleke disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, shortly after he was declared winner of the August 15 governorship election. He said the decision followed an intervention by President Bola Tinubu, who contacted him over the dispute.  

The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on August 5, 2026, sought to challenge the EFCC’s action and demanded ₦2 billion in exemplary damages against the commission.  

The EFCC had frozen the account as part of an investigation into alleged financial misconduct involving state funds. President Tinubu subsequently directed the commission to lift the freeze, saying he was not previously aware of the action.  

Adeleke said he was willing to put the matter behind him following the President’s intervention, while also stating that his lawyers would assist Osun officials invited by the EFCC for questioning.