The Federal Government, on Friday, issued a warning that joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not shield governors or political office holders from ongoing corruption investigations. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, in a statement released through his media aide, Mr. Kamarudeen Ogundele, emphasized that President Bola Tinubu’s administration remains committed to the rule of law and will relentlessly pursue its anti-corruption agenda, regardless of who is involved. Fagbemi made the government’s stance clear while responding to an allegation made by an aide to former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. He dismissed as false the claim by Mr. Paul Ibe, Atiku’s aide, that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Solicitor General of the Federation met with a former and a sitting South-South governor just 48 hours before their defection to the APC. The AGF said he became aware of the allegation following Ibe’s comments during a television interview. Describing the allegation as contemptuous, the AGF stressed that though Mr. Ibe failed to mention the names of the defectors, “the discerning members of the public know those he could have been referring to,” he added. “However, we wish to state categorically that the allegation is from the pit of hell, and at best, a figment of imagination of Mr Ibe. “We know as a fact that the EFCC chairman and the Solicitor General of the Federation never met any serving or former governor as alleged by him. “We appeal to the members of the public to disregard the insinuation as it was a feeble attempt to discredit President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration’s fight against corruption. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration will continue to uphold the rule of law and will not falter in the fight against corruption no matter whose ox is gored,” the statement read.