The Campaign for Democracy (CD) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately remove the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing its handling of a former governor’s case as “shameful.”.....Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
In a statement, CD President Comrade Ifeanyi Odili slammed the EFCC for allowing a former governor, Yahaya Bello previously on its watchlist and pursued by Interpol, to walk into its office without being arrested or interrogated. The anti-graft agency later claimed it could not act because the ex-governor was accompanied by a sitting governor, which Odili called an unacceptable excuse.
Odili also condemned the EFCC’s actions later that night, when gunshots were fired during a raid on the governor’s Abuja residence, labeling the incident a “show of shame” that suggests the commission may have ulterior motives beyond fighting corruption. He emphasized that, in more accountable societies, the EFCC chairman would have been removed the next day.
The CD is now calling on President Tinubu to restore public trust by swiftly replacing the EFCC leadership.