The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it had no reason to freeze the Ekiti State Government’s account during the state’s governorship election because it had no incriminating information against the government.

The EFCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, stated this on Thursday while responding to questions during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show.

His comments followed the commission’s decision to freeze the Osun State Government’s account just days before the state’s governorship election.

According to Uwujaren, Osun is not the first state where the EFCC has taken such action, noting that the commission had previously restricted the Edo State Government’s account over suspicious financial transactions.

He said the action in Edo helped preserve about ₦12 billion that was allegedly being moved into suspicious accounts.

“We didn’t have any reason to intervene in Ekiti the way we are intervening now in Osun. You don’t have access to information as we have.

“We are not targeting anybody but simply doing our job,” he said.

Uwujaren maintained that the commission’s actions are based on intelligence and available evidence rather than political considerations.