AN associate of former Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State, Mr. Oluwole Olumide, who chairs the Abeokuta Golf Resort, was on Wednesday detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
He was detained after honoring the invitation to the Ikoyi, Lagos, office of the Commission on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation of the former governor.
After several hours of interrogation, the anti-graft agency detained the architect, who was a consultant to the Daniel administration on major projects.
Although EFCC officials refused to state the nature of the investigation, it was however learnt that it might not be unconnected with the resort hotel, which is a major source of controversy in the state.
Current governor of Ogun, Ibikunle Amosu, had seized the 150-room hotel and revoked its documents, saying the land was illegally acquired.
Amosun had alleged that the hotel actually belonged to Daniel.
Also, Olumide was the lead consultant to the Abeokuta Business District project under the administration of Daniel.
In a related development, the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre at Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Dr Dapo Sotiloye, on Wednesday denied allegation of fraud against him in the management of the hospital.
Sotiloye and three top officials, were reportedly arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in connection with alleged embezzlement of N88m meant for the 2010 housing allowances of hospital the staff.
Addressing a news conference in Abeokuta, Sotiloye said he and other officials were only invited but not arrested.
The CMD, who was flanked by other management staff, added that some executive members of the hospital’s workers union were also invited by the ICPC.
He said, “The truth is that, acting on a petition sent to them, the ICPC officials invited me and some other management staff for questioning and we honoured the invitation. So, the question of we being arrested does not arise.
“The ICPC operatives questioned all of us after which they told us to go home and that if the need arises, they will invite us to come back.”