The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari on Friday said he had never gone to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to plead on behalf of anyone who violated the law since its establishment about 22 years ago.
The Emir stated this when he received the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, who paid him homage in his palace in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
The emir said that since the establishment of the anti-graft agency, he had never pleaded on behalf of anyone who has violated the law, saying, “This is because I cannot say the government is wrong for doing the right thing.
“Ilorin Emirate is peaceful and you will discover that most people who carry out criminal acts are always outsiders and unfortunately, the people of Ilorin always end up being their landlords. Ilorin Emirate is the gateway between the North and the South and I am the gatekeeper”.
He advised Ola Olukoyede to remain focused and uphold the rule of law in the discharge of his duties as he promised during his screening at the Senate and prayed for his success in office.
Earlier in his remarks, Olukoyede thanked the Emir for supporting and encouraging the agency in carrying out its duties without fear in the state stating that much has been said about the first-class monarch to his satisfaction.
