Nigeria’s main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has asked the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu to step aside and allow an unhindered probe into allegations of malfeasance levelled against him.
In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, in Abuja, on Monday, the PDP said, Magu’s invitation by a panel on allegations as serious as those in the public domain, should be of interest to all.
The party said he should step aside to forestall destruction of evidence.
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The PDP asked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to show the genuineness of its war against corruption by allowing the unhindered investigation of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, noting that Nigerians and indeed, the international community are keenly monitoring the development and expect the Buhari Presidency to muster the courage to carry out a comprehensive investigation and make its findings available to the public.
The statement adds that the development around the EFCC acting Chairman, as well as what the party called “desperate attempt“ by the Commission to cover his investigation, only raise more integrity questions regarding Magu’s activities in the EFCC.
Editor:(Omor Bazuaye)
