This is because civil society organisations under the umbrella of the Network of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria accused the senator of abusing the naira.
The group petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the APC governorship candidate. The petition was dated Thursday, May 2, 2024, and addressed to Ola Olukoyode, the chairman of the EFCC, The Punch reported.
Victor Kalu and Ali Abacha, the national coordinator and secretary of the group, signed and forwarded the petition.
They alleged that the senator committed the crime of naira mutilation and abuse, citing the CBN Act of 2007. The act stated that the action of the senator is a punishable offence.
According to the coalition, it is disappointing that influential Nigerians, including lawmakers, could continue to violate the provision of the CBN Act.
They commended the anti-graft agency for its quick action against those caught in viral videos abusing and defacing the local currency at social events.
They cited the prosecution of Idris Okuneye, a Nigerian crossdresser popularly referred to as Bobrisky and Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that the APC had declared Senator Okpebholo (Edo Central) its candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Edo state.
Governor Bassey Otu, the electoral committee chairman, declared Okpebholo after polling 12,433 votes to defeat Dennis Idahosa, who scored 6,541.
Okpebholo was one of the parallel candidates who emerged in the earlier primary conducted by Governor Hope Uzodinma before it was nullified.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
