Human rights activist Femi Falana has said that Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose would not escape justice because all explanations given after his account was frozen were in violation of various sections of the electoral and money laundering acts.
Falana also declared that there was nothing like absolute immunity for governors and president.
The constitutional lawyer explained that immunity does not apply to election fraud, money laundering or crime against humanity.
He spoke in Benin City yesterday while delivering the 60th birthday lecture of the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere.
Falana noted that the Zenith Bank violated Section 90 of the Electoral Act going by the explanations of Fayose that the bank funded his campaigns.
This, he stated, meant the bank stole depositors fund to sponsor the election of an individual.
The human rights lawyer, who spoke on “The limit of executive immunity”, urged Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu to face the forgery charges against them rather than playing politics with the issue.
According to him: “The senate is now politicising the issue, saying it is political victimisation but not that the offence was not committed.
“As leaders of the National Assembly, you are supposed to be above board and that is even the more reason you must be careful.
“But I want to remind the senate that the Attorney General of the Federation is only answerable to his boss, which is the President and not body else.
“The same thing applies to the states. So there is no longer absolute immunity in this country.
Governor Oshiomhole eulogised the qualities of Prof. Ihonvbere stating that he was always available to during political strategies.
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