As
controversy continues to trail the eligibility or otherwise of Ibrahim Magu to
remain as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) having been
rejected twice by the National Assembly, the Presidency has
said he would remain as the head of the anti-graft agency.
This
was made known by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who represented
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo at the commissioning of the EFCC zonal office in
the state.
Governor
El-Rufai, quoting the Acting President said President Muhammdu Buhari has
confidence in Magu’s capacity to lead the anti-corruption war in the country.
“We
have confidence in Magu to fight corruption to a standstill. He will remain the
EFCC chairman as long as I remain the acting president and as long as Muhammadu
Buhari remains the president,” he said.
“For
those thinking that corruption is beginning to win this war, Magu will remain
their nightmare for the next two years or six years as the case may be.”
Despite
the setback he has suffered since he was first rejected by the Senate on
December 15, 2016, the acting EFCC chairman said he remained committed to the
war against corruption in the country.
To
this end, he called for the cooperation of all Nigerians in the fight against
corruption which, according to him, is largely responsible for the
socioeconomic and security challenges in the country.
After
the commissioning ceremony, the anti-graft agency held an interactive
stakeholders’ forum where some of them stressed that the fight against
corruption is bigger than an individual or institution, hence all hands must be
on deck to conquer the monster.
A
member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Professor
Femi Odekunle, who believes that the nation is making progress in its
anti-graft war, blamed the judiciary for the loss of some of the high profile
corruption cases at the courts.
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