The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, must be prosecuted for alleged corruption.
According to a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, on Wednesday, Magu’s indictment demanded that he must face prosecution after reviewing the reported circumstances surrounding his investigation.
The party noted that Magu’s indictment shows that the war against corruption by the APC-led federal government has been a huge scam.
It added that the EFCC is being run by corrupt individuals to cover the plundering of public resources, harass political opponents, intimidate and extort money from innocent Nigerians.
It statement read, “The revelations of diversion of recovered funds and fraudulent sale of assets seized by the EFCC among other sleazes, as detailed in the memo by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, as well as the report of the Department of State Services on Magu’s activities, have further exposed the racket that the fight against corruption had become under the All Progressives Congress government.
“The development has also exposed why corruption has worsened under the Buhari administration, as documented by credible international organizations, including Transparency International.
“It is a big embarrassment to our nation, that the head of an anti-corruption agency in an administration led by the African Union anti-corruption champion and which prides itself on zero tolerance for corruption, is being dragged in allegation of looting recovered funds and other barefaced frauds.
“Now that the racket has been exposed, the onus lies on President Muhammadu Buhari to clean his Augean stable by not sweeping the matter under the carpet or seeking to provide a soft landing for the indicated EFCC boss and shield him from prosecution.”
