{"id":89017,"date":"2021-11-24T14:22:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=89017"},"modified":"2021-11-24T14:22:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:22:15","slug":"efcc-im-not-above-the-law-joining-apc-doesnt-give-me-immunity-fani-kayode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/efcc-im-not-above-the-law-joining-apc-doesnt-give-me-immunity-fani-kayode\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC: I\u2019m not above the law; Joining APC doesn\u2019t give me immunity \u2014 Fani-Kayode"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1717309799154673625\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A former Aviation Minister and chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, has cleared the air on the recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, saying he is not above the law neither does joining the Ruling APC gives him immunity over arrest or detention.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">EFCC on Monday invited the former minister and he honoured the invitation at the Lagos office of the anti-graft agency before he was granted bail on self-recognition.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Reacting to the invitation and some stories in a section of the media, Chief Fani-Kayode noted via his social media handle that joining the APC doesn\u2019t give him immunity and that APC doesn\u2019t shield those found culpable of any offence.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fani-Kayode who took the time to take a swipe at his critics accuses them of hate and peddling fake news.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cI pity those that said I was arrested. They are filled with hate and live on fake news. Since when did an invitation and a friendly chat become an arrest? And even if I had been arrested, SO WHAT? I am not above the law and neither does joining APC give me immunity. My God is MIGHTY!\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Earlier, Fani-Kayode had hinted what transpired at the anti-graft\u2019s office in Lagos where he had a \u201cFriendly chat for over four hours and was released on bail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust arrived at the George Hotel for dinner. I was never arrested by the EFCC. I was invited and I flew down to Lagos to see them. I arrived in their office at 2.00 pm and left at 8.30pm. I was granted bail on self-recognition. They were very polite and professional. Thanks be to God.\u201d Fani-Kayode wrote.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nEFCC has confirmed, through its spokesperson that it had Fani-Kayode at its Lagos office but has since declined further comments on the matter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Aviation Minister and chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, has cleared the air on the recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, saying&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":89018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EFCC: I\u2019m not above the law; 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