Olasijibomi Ogundele, the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction, has vowed to go to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to clear his name after being declared wanted by the anti-graft agency.
Ogundele in a video shared on social media on Friday described the ordeal as “a deal gone bad,” insisting he is neither a thief nor a fugitive.
“This is a contract between my company and Enugu State Government,” he said. “They asked me to help build some projects, and I was visiting the state every week. Then, in the middle of the project, the governor said he wanted to build a city — and the tallest building in Nigeria. I agreed, but after the government took us to court, now they’ve declared me wanted and destroyed the company I built.”
Ogundele also lamented the financial toll of delays. “In the last five years, prices have gone crazy. What I could have done in two years was delayed. I’m going to the EFCC office to clear my name,” he added.
Recall, the anti-graft agency earlier today declared Ogundele wanted over allegations of money laundering and diversion of funds.
The anti-graft agency via its official handle made the announcement in a wanted notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale.
The notice stated: “The public is hereby notified that Olasijibomi Ogundele of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in an alleged case of diversion of funds and money laundering.
“Ogundele is a 44-year-old indigene of Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State. His last known address is: G29, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos State.