Former Adamawa governor, Murtala Nyako said he left Nigeria for the United Kingdom to avoid “extrajudicial action” by the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

Nyako, who returned to Nigeria in May last year, and along his son, Abdul-Aziz and two others are facing prosecution on fraud charges running into N29bn, left the country shortly after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission declared him wanted in July 2014.

The ex-governor, through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Ahmad Sajoh, told journalists on Saturday that, “Justice must be done and must be seen to have been done” in the ongoing case filed against him by the EFCC.”

He added that, “The APC came for change; it came to ensure that things are done differently. I expect the APC to allow the judiciary to perform their duties.

“Initially, when he left (the country); it was not the judiciary he was running away from. It was the fear of extrajudicial action of the former regime that was operating with impunity. If you remove the impunity from the entire process, it is a welcome thing that anybody that is accused of anything should come and face the law.

The ex-governor had written a damning letter to then President Jonathan, accusing him of genocide against northerners in the fight against the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency.

Nyako later joined four other governors to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

When asked if the he now has confidence in the new administration to ensure justice, he said “absolutely.”

Nyako was removed as Adamawa governor by the state legislature in July 2014 and was subsequently arraigned along with Abdul-Aziz, Zulkifikk Abba, Abubakar Aliyu on fraud charges, which they are fighting till date.