The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condemned what it calls an “unprovoked attack” by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) regarding its investigations into politically exposed persons.
In a statement made available to the press, the commission described the ADC’s attacks as a “rude shock” and an “unwarranted blame game.”
EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede accused the opposition party of attempting to politicize ongoing corruption investigations and “shield politically exposed persons from accountability.”
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Responding to the ADC’s allegations that the EFCC’s recent summons to some opposition figures were “politically motivated” and based on “old cases,” Olukoyede described the claims as “self-serving, diversionary, and an attempt to whitewash individuals with corruption questions to answer.”
Olukoyede issued a stern warning, stating, “There is no time limit in criminal investigations. Fraud is fraud. Corruption is corruption. There are no sacred cows or partisan considerations in our work,” and added, “Nothing will make an innocent person answer any charge from the EFCC.”
The chairman also stressed that the EFCC would not be blackmailed, saying, “We will not be blackmailed into making full disclosures of ongoing investigations, no matter the provocation.”
He maintained that the EFCC’s investigative net is non-partisan, pointing to ongoing probes involving “serving governors, ministers, and senior figures in the ruling party.”
He concluded by urging political parties to focus on their partisan activities and called on Nigerians to ignore statements aimed at heating up the polity and diverting attention from the “pillage of the national treasury.”
According to Olukoyede, the opposition figures being defended by the ADC “know in their hearts that they have issues that necessitated our invitations. The only immunity against investigation is accountability and probity.”
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