Alleged Corruption: EFCC Vows Action As Another Tinubu Minister Comes Under Scrutiny

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has vowed to revisit a case of N70 billion alleged fraud against the Minister of Defense (State), Muhammad Bello Matawalle following a protest at the commission’s headquarters on Friday.

The protest followed the EFCC’s probe of Matawalle’s stewardship as governor of Zamfara State.

Speaking when a delegation of Zamfara Alternative Forum visited the EFCC office in Abuja to demand the revival of the N70 billion corruption case against Matawalle, the commission’ Acting Director, Public Affairs, Wilson Uwajaren assured that the case would not be swept under the carpet and that justice would be served.

According to him all the high-profile cases left behind by the former EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa including the case against Matawalle have been reviewed with a promise that all the meritorious cases would be prosecuted diligently.

He said, “I want to assure you that as far as the commission is concerned, nobody is above the law.

“What this Chairman has done since he assumed office is that he has reviewed all high profile cases that he inherited, and he has asked me to assure you that this case will not be an exception.

“Like others it will be reviewed and he is assuring you that something will be done under the law and no one is above the law and no case will be swept under the carpet. Be rest assured that this case will be revisited because EFCC believes that nobody should be above the law. If you have done something wrong and our investigation is able to establish that you have a case, we will proceed with the matter.”

Chairman of the forum, Malam Musa Sa’idu, who led the protesters to the commission’s headquarters, submitted a petition urging the anti-graft agency to reopen the investigation of alleged mismanagement of public funds between 2019 and 2023 when Matawalle governed Zamfara.

It would be recalled that President Tinubu recently suspended Dr Betta Edu as Minister of Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation while the minister of interior, Olubnmi Tunji-Ojo has been under the radar over a contract awarded  by the Humanitarian ministry to a company he has substantial interest in.

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