Wike has no affect on our actions – EFCC slams Bauchi governor
The {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes Fee (EFCC) has debunked claims by the governor of Bauchi State Bala Mohammed that Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory is behind the fee’s transfer to persecute him, his commissioner of finance and different aides of allegation of terrorism financing.
In an announcement launched on X on Friday, the EFCC described Mohammed’s outburst that the fee is being utilized by Wike and political opponents as a wild declare and far-fetched.
The assertion described the fee as an unbiased and non-partisan company created to battle {economic} and {financial} crimes.
It additionally stated that the fee discharges its mandate with out affection or in poor health will and that the try by the governor or any particular person to painting it as a pliable company that panders to the calls for of sure political pursuits is subsequently mischievous and condemnable.
“It’s derogatory for Mohammed to ascribe the Fee’s actions in Bauchi State to the Affect of Mr Wike. It is very important state that no political workplace holder is able to affect the investigative actions of the Fee.
“If Bala Mohammed needs to be trustworthy, he would have revealed to Nigerians that he was standing trial for cash laundering on the time he received election as governor of Bauchi State. Solely the constitutional Immunity from prosecution, which his present workplace attracts, has put that case in abeyance.
“Who additionally influenced the Fee to research him in 2016 and cost him to court docket?” the fee queried.
It additional famous that there are evidential details tabled earlier than the company in opposition to a number of officers of the Bauchi State authorities which members of the general public can entry and make deductions for themselves.
The fee additionally famous that the proof that’s already earlier than the court docket talked about Governor Mohammed because the approving authority within the cost.
Additional accusing the governor of crying wolf over the matter, the EFCC stated it didn’t invent the regulation and the place there are offences punishable by extant legal guidelines, the fee will probably be failing in its accountability to do in any other case.
“Public accountability ought to be the precedence of politicians of all persuasions. It’s the top of hypocrisy for opposition politicians to be fast to scream persecution every time an opposition determine is named to account however are mute when a member of the ruling occasion faces the identical ordeal.
“Not too long ago the Fee arraigned a rating member of the ruling occasion in court docket for alleged corruption, and never a whimper of persecution was heard from any of the political divide.
“Governor Mohammed ought to face the governance of Bauchi State and permit the EFCC focus extra on cleansing the {financial} area of the nation, according to its assigned mandate,” it said.