Governor Fayose of Ekiti State has challenged President
Buhari to direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to charge
the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa
Metuh, to court if they have any evidence against him. According to Fayose who
says he supports the fight against corruption says, the agency are not doing
their job the right way.
Fayose accused EFCC of arresting PDP chieftains, before
looking for evidence against them. He also challenged the president to
prosecute APC chieftains whom people have written petitions against but the
EFCC are yet to look into such books.
looking for evidence against them. He also challenged the president to
prosecute APC chieftains whom people have written petitions against but the
EFCC are yet to look into such books.
Fayose while speaking through his Special Assistant on
Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka in a statement said;
Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka in a statement said;
“In saner climes, you don’t arrest people for alleged fraud
and start to look for evidence to prosecute them. Rather, before you arrest
anyone for fraud, anti-corruption agencies must have established a prima facie
case and arresting the suspect will only be for his or her arraignment in
court. Continue…
and start to look for evidence to prosecute them. Rather, before you arrest
anyone for fraud, anti-corruption agencies must have established a prima facie
case and arresting the suspect will only be for his or her arraignment in
court. Continue…
“However, what we are witnessing in Nigeria today is a
situation whereby the EFCC will arrest PDP leaders, humiliate them by
subjecting them to media trial, detain them for weeks in the process of trying
to force them to make statements during which the commission will be looking
for evidence.
situation whereby the EFCC will arrest PDP leaders, humiliate them by
subjecting them to media trial, detain them for weeks in the process of trying
to force them to make statements during which the commission will be looking
for evidence.
“For instance, in the case of Metuh, we are told that the
EFCC is insisting that he must write statements and one begins to wonder if it
has now become mandatory for an accused to write statements in law enforcement
agent’s custody. Shouldn’t the EFCC have simply charged Metuh to court based on
its own evidence? Or is Metuh’s statement the evidence the EFCC requires to
prosecute him?
EFCC is insisting that he must write statements and one begins to wonder if it
has now become mandatory for an accused to write statements in law enforcement
agent’s custody. Shouldn’t the EFCC have simply charged Metuh to court based on
its own evidence? Or is Metuh’s statement the evidence the EFCC requires to
prosecute him?
“The international community, especially the United Nations,
African Union, European Union, and others are put on notice on this condemnable
act of arresting and detaining opposition leaders by agents of the Buhari-led
government before fishing for evidence.”
African Union, European Union, and others are put on notice on this condemnable
act of arresting and detaining opposition leaders by agents of the Buhari-led
government before fishing for evidence.”
While challenging the President to extend his
anti-corruption crusade to those who sponsored his election, Fayose added that
“any anti-corruption effort that targets only members of the opposition and
those with axe to grind with the government of the day can never succeed.
anti-corruption crusade to those who sponsored his election, Fayose added that
“any anti-corruption effort that targets only members of the opposition and
those with axe to grind with the government of the day can never succeed.
“If President Buhari does not wait for any petition to move
against PDP chieftains, asking people to come forward with allegations of
corruption against APC chieftains, especially those who sponsored President
Buhari’s election is clearly hypocritical.”
against PDP chieftains, asking people to come forward with allegations of
corruption against APC chieftains, especially those who sponsored President
Buhari’s election is clearly hypocritical.”
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