President Bola Tinubu directs the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately move to vacate a court order that froze accounts belonging to the Osun State Government. Multiple reports say the EFCC action involves the state’s account domiciled at First Bank, and that the freeze occurs about ten days before Osun’s governorship election. The outlets also report that Tinubu expresses concern about the timing of the EFCC’s action, saying he feels “deeply embarrassed” by how the action is perceived and by the timing relative to the election. Tinubu states that, although law enforcement agencies act within their mandates backed by court orders, actions at the federal level are often attributed to the president. He reiterates that anti-corruption and law-enforcement bodies should carry out their statutory responsibilities independently and without political interference, and says he refrains from directing their operational activities. Vanguard and The Punch similarly report that Tinubu instructs the EFCC to approach the court to lift the freeze. The reports are aligned on Tinubu’s order, the request to vacate the court order, and the proximity to the governorship election.