Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the state Attorney-General to withdraw the suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of a state government account, saying President Bola Tinubu’s intervention has resolved the matter.

Adeleke disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, shortly after he was declared the winner of the Osun State governorship election.

The governor said President Tinubu had personally intervened in the matter, adding that he was no longer interested in pursuing the legal action against the anti-graft agency.

“What else do I want? I’ve instructed my Attorney-General to drop it. Mr President has done well; he called me. What more do I want?” Adeleke said.

The EFCC had placed a Post No Debit restriction on a state government account amid an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of about N11 billion in Ecology Funds, Intervention Funds and allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee.

The commission said the restriction followed what it described as the “precipitate and unwarranted movement of funds” from the account to various corporate entities.

Adeleke had rejected the action and directed the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to challenge the restriction in court, describing it as illegal and politically motivated.

Speaking on reports that some of his supporters remained in EFCC custody, the governor said his lawyers were engaging with the commission to secure their release.

“Well, we are… we’ve been talking. I’ve been calling all my lawyers to go there,” he said.

Adeleke also questioned the invitation of some of his aides by the EFCC, particularly his spokesperson.

“Can you imagine my spokesperson? You are inviting my spokesperson to EFCC. Is my spokesperson a finance minister or accountant? So I told him, ‘Go,’” he said.

The governor said his aides had complied with the invitations because they had nothing to hide.

Meanwhile, Adeleke said he was not considering returning to the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite his renewed support for President Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Asked whether he could return to the APC, Adeleke said, “As I’m talking to you right now, I’m not even thinking about that.”

He, however, stressed that his decision not to return to the APC would not prevent him from supporting Tinubu.

“So, but that doesn’t mean that I cannot say support… Mr President,” he said.

Adeleke, who previously contested elections under the APC before moving to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and later the Accord Party, said his support for Tinubu was separate from his political affiliation.

The governor also alleged that some individuals had been invoking the President’s name in connection with the EFCC matter without Tinubu’s knowledge.

Adeleke’s comments came after he defeated the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in Saturday’s governorship election to secure a second term in office.

According to results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Adeleke polled 511,067 votes against Oyebamiji’s 444,815 votes.