No Going
Back On EFCC Boss, Senate Tells Presidency
The acting
Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),
Ibrahim Magu, said
the current agitation for restructuring and Biafra are being financed by
looters of the country’s treasury over the years.
Besides,
Magu reminded those attempting to frustrate the Federal Government’s war
against corruption to be battle-ready, insisted that the EFCC would not be
deterred in the clampdown on all the criminally-minded persons in the country.
The EFCC
chairman, who spoke yesterday at a stakeholder’s meeting in Kano, insisted if
the country must move forward, Nigerians must be determined to fight corruption
at all levels.
Magu
regretted that the multiply effect of corruption is threatening the unity of
the country and cautioned Nigerians to resist the temptation of corruption,
while desisting from celebrating corrupt persons in their domain.
According to
Magu: “Corruption is a threat to the unity of this country and we must fight,
despite the stumblingly blocks.
“Agitations
of restructuring the nation, Biafra and even Book Haram are being financed by
looters of the country. The looters are ready to continue sponsoring all these
violence against the state just to create confusion to distract attention
against them. But that will not succeed.
“I can
assure you that the President and the Vice President are committed to the fight
against corruption and we have this political will in our leaders. We would not
be deterred; we will continue fighting the war against corruption in this
country.
“Again,
those looting our wealth in this country are not more than 10,000 people and I
don’t think there is any way the will of these people will prevail upon over
the 150 million people of Nigeria.”
Magu
explained that the purpose of the Kano meeting was to brief the civil society group
about the fight so far and seek suggestions to further strengthen the
commission.
Chairman of
Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kabiru Ado Mingibir,
lamented the economic impact of corruption, which he said has adversely affected
the survival of workers, who are being owned several months of salary.
He assured
the EFCC that workers in the state were ready to support the anti-corruption
fight.
Meanwhile,
the senate has insisted that its rejection of Magu nomination “still stands.
According to
the Chairman of its Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Sabi Abdullah,
yesterday, the senate has already made its resolution.
He added:
“Most times, based on how we communicate, we don’t go to press immediately
because somebody has made a statement; we usually discuss issues.
“You know
before we made that resolution, the issue was debated. It is not because the
executive has said something, we will react to it. We discuss issues first.
“He was
brought to us for confirmation and on the basis of damning reports from the
DSS, we rejected him twice.
“It is left
for Nigerians to see and we have done our part. We are expressing the opinion
of the Senate, its stand and its position.
“We have
given it a resolution. For now, that is what subsists and until we get a
response, otherwise officially, we are not going back.”
This came in
reaction to Thursday’s statement by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo that
President Muhammadu Buhari has resolved to work with Magu to tackle corruption
in the country.
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