The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, takes exception to the attempt
by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose to impugn the integrity of its
Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, over the management of assets recovered from pension
fraud suspects. The governor, who addressed the media today in Ado Ekiti, was quoted
as saying that respected Lagos lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi
Falana “was one of many highly placed Nigerians who allegedly were compensated
by the EFCC and Ibrahim Magu with properties retrieved from corrupt government
officials.”
This
is most irresponsible allegation, coming from a governor of a state. Will
Fayose, in good conscience be able to name the “prominent Nigerians’, that the
EFCC and Magu supposedly ‘dashed seized properties to curry their favours’?
The
EFCC does not need to ingratiate discerning Nigerians to win their support. The
Commission’s record and the uncommon commitment of Magu to the fight against
corruption is the reason why patriots like Falana would openly identify with
the Commission.
Magu
and the EFCC did not give out any property, being suspected proceeds of crime,
to anybody. The Commission never received any property from Abdulrasheed Maina
and could not be compensating people with what does not exist. If Fayose has
evidence to the contrary, he is at liberty to call another world press
conference to expose all the prominent Nigerians.
Otherwise,
he should face the task of governing Ekiti and the challenge of accounting for
his stewardship as his tenure hits the homestretch.
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