Magu’s Fraud Indictment: Big Embarrassment To Nigeria – PDP

…Wants him prosecuted, saying indictment reinforces graft allegations

BY GRACE ANYANWU, ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said that it is a big embarrassment to Nigeria, that the head of its anti-corruption agency in an administration led by the African Union (AU) anti-corruption champion and which prides itself on zero tolerance for corruption, is being dragged in allegation of looting recovered fund and other barefaced frauds.

The party said that after reviewing the reported circumstances surrounding the investigation of the indicted acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, it demands his prosecution.

This is as the PDP noted that Magu’s indictment reinforces its position that the much-hyped war against corruption by the EFCC, under his watch, has been a huge scam by corrupt individuals to cover the plundering of public resources, harass political opponents, intimidate and extort money from innocent Nigerians.

The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, observed that the revelations of diversion of recovered funds and fraudulent sale of assets seized by the EFCC among other sleazes, as detailed in the memo by the Attorney General and Minister of justice, as well as the report of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Magu’s activities, have further exposed the racket that the fight against corruption had become under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government.

The PDP stressed that the development has also exposed why corruption has worsened under the Buhari administration, as documented by credible international organization, including the Transparency International (TI).

The statement further said; “Now that the racket has been exposed, the onus lies on President Muhammadu Buhari to clean his Augean stable by not sweeping the matter under the carpet or seeking to provide soft landing for the indicted EFCC boss and shield him from prosecution.

“What Nigerians expect at this moment is for President Buhari to enforce the law by directing relevant agencies to commence actions that would lead to Magu’s prosecution in the court.

“Anything short of this will not be acceptable to Nigerians,” PDP stressed.