The Yoruba Youth Council has advised the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission, EFCC, to leave the immediate former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello in peace in view of what it described as his outstanding performance in office.
The Kogi State Government had on Tuesday in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Femi Fanwo, cried out over an alleged attempt by the commission to tarnish Bello's image over his alleged diversion of state funds even before he assumed office.
In a statement on Wednesday by its National President, Comrade Eric Oluwole, the Council said that in view of the state government's declarations, the anti-graft body should beam its searchlight elsewhere and leave Bello alone in its alleged desperation to nail the ex-governor, which it said the agency inherited from the administration of its former Head Muhammad Bawa.
Oluwole recalled the strings of outstanding achievements recorded by Bello, especially the newly established University in Okun Kingdom, the Yoruba-speaking part of Kogi State, the first of it's type in the state.
He said: "The immediate former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello recorded strings of landmark achievements during his tenure, especially the new University that he established in Okun Kingdom among many others.
"Yoruba youths always watch and identify closely with our people in Okun who have a lot of good testimonials about the former Governor.
"In view of the testimonies of our people and the generality of the people of Kogi State, as regards the achievements he has recorded in that state, we strongly believe that Yahaya Bello deserves commendation, but not humiliation, for his brilliant performance while in office as the Governor of Kogi State. He deserves good reward, not molestation, harassment or being haunted by any body.
"We also urge that the Media people should fairly report his achievements in office without any bias, while performing their constitutional duties as watchmen of the society.
"Based on our findings as enumerated above, Yoruba youths advise the EFCC to leave Yahaya Bello alone, because his good record of remarkable achievements in Kogi State has contributed immensely to hastening the socioeconomic development of that state."
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