The former Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has written to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) for pick a date for his appearance.
The former Bayelsa State governor, in a letter dated November 24 and addressed to the EFCC chairman, frowned at the move by the commission to declare him wanted for alleged $14.8 million fraud.
The commission acknowledged the receipt of the letter on November 26.
Sylva informed the commission that he was currently receiving urgent medical care for a life-threatening condition.
The former minister said he was in constant consultation with his medical team to know whether he could discontinue his treatment to enable him to present himself to the EFCC for interrogation.
The commission had a few weeks ago declared the ex-minister wanted in connection with the alleged diversion of $14.8 million belonging to the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) during his time in office.
He wrote: “In view of the foregoing, I most humbly request that a mutually agreed date be set subject to medical clearance to enable me appear physically and formally.
“I trust that the objective of your invitation is not to unalive, but to genuinely investigate an alleged crime in which case my request will be in order. For only the living may appropriately, fully and responsibly respond to any allegation, which I firmly and respectfully deny.”