The Federal Government will begin a comprehensive probe of the Ekitigate scandal in Ekiti State immediately the tenure of Governor Ayodele Fayose ends in October,Daily Independent has learnt.
A presidency source who spoke with our correspondent at the weekend said there was sufficient evidence to nail the governor who had been severely implicated in the scandal that trailed the conduct of the June 21, 2014 governorship election.
In the controversial election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which fielded Fayose as candidate, won the entire 16 local government areas in the state, defeating Kayode Fayemi, the then incumbent who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Read more