Sen. Jonah Jang has said he will not honour the invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, asking him to appear in its Kano office on Dec. 5.
Jang’s position was made known on Monday through his media aide Clinton Garuba, in Jos.
Garuba, in a statement, said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator representing Plateau North would be appearing in court on the same date to defend himself in a case filed by the anti-graft agency.
“Sen. Jang cannot be in two places at the same time, so the decision to turn down the invitation is an easy one,” he said.
He expressed surprise that EFCC was asking Jang to be in two places at the same time, saying that he had written to advise the agency to pick another date in January 2019.
Meanwhile, it is believed that the invitation may be in connection with the N500 million worth of properties allegedly traced to him by the crime body.
In an interview with News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the aide to the former governor said the properties in question, had never belonged to the Senator.
“It is not the first time the commission is investigating that property’s ownership.
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“The property formerly belonged to Northern Nigerian Development Company, Kaduna. It was allocated to the Senator when he was the Governor of Plateau, but he eventually lost interest and did not continue with the acquisition.
“EFCC has this information and knows the actual owners of the said property.
“Unfortunately, the EFCC continues to harass the Senator in its usual media trials aimed at tarnishing his glowing name and reputation,” he was quoted as saiying.
