Petition Against Tinubu : Opportunity For EFCC To Prove Its Impartiality- TI

The Transparency International, TI, has said that the Bullion van petition against former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu by Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju is an opportunity for  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to prove to the entire world that it is an impartial organisation.

The activists had asked the EFCC to investigate Tinubu who admitted to having two cash-laden bullion vans on his premises on the eve of the Presidential election in February.

It then advised the anti-graft agency to take the petition seriously.

The Head, Transparency International Nigeria and Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, Auwal Musa,said that if   EFCC could arrest a lot of Nigerians for both buying during the last general election, it must not disappoint Nigerians this time around. .

He said, “We think that the fight against corruption must be seen to be real and whoever is involved in any act, no matter how powerful, the law must take its course. That is the only way that citizens can continue to have confidence in the anti-graft agency.

“For me, this petition should be taken seriously and the EFCC should not waste time before working on it because similar things happened during the elections where some politicians were arrested with money.

“In this case, nothing has happened to the man (Tinubu) and citizens are calling for action so that there will be no impunity in the system. I think it will be in the interest of the anti-corruption agencies to be proactive and take action that will make citizens have confidence in the anti-corruption war.”

There have been reports, however, that the EFCC had abandoned the petition because of the personality involved.

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