Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
Ahead of the March 16, 2022, change of baton in Anambra State, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has placed the outgoing Governor of the state, Chief Willie Obiano, on a watchlist.
In a letter to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service dated November 15, 2021 and sighted by THISDAY, the commission requested the service to place the governor on watchlist and inform it anytime he would be travelling out of the country from any of the international airports and other points of entry and exit.
It was not clear why the anti-graft agency placed the governor on watchlist.
But competent sources said the move was an indication that the agency may have been discreetly investigating the governor and possibly have intelligence that he plans to escape after he hands over power to his successor, Professor Charles Soludo.
Sitting governors in Nigeria have immunity from criminal prosecution while in office
