Ace human rights lawyer and
activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to
restrain the Department of State Services (DSS) from investigating corruption
and financial crimes.
Falana gave this charge on
Wednesday in his review of the reorganisation of the anti-graft agencies by
the government.
He urged that the Independent
Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC ) should take over all
cases of official corruption while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) should limit its activities to money laundering, cyber crimes, advanced
fee fraud and other economic and financial crimes.
“With the new development, the
Presidency should, as a matter of urgency, ensure that each of the anti graft
agencies is made to henceforth operate within its statutory core mandate.
“If the federal government is prepared to
reclaim the initiative it must insist on regular inter agency collaboration on
the part of the anti graft agencies”, he counselled.
Falana commended the appointment
of Prof. Bolaji Owasanye as Chaormn of of the ICPC and Chief Okoi Obono-Obla to
handle recovery of public property.
“By appointing Professor Bolaji
Owasanye, the Executive Secretary of the Presidential Advisory Council Against
Corruption, as the chairman of the ICPC and Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, the
Presidential Adviser on Prosecution as the Chairman of the Presidential Panel
on Recovery of Public Property who are both men of proven integrity, the
federal government has demonstrated its determination to refocus, restrategise
and rejig the anti corruption programme which has almost been hijacked by the
forces of corruption and impunity in the country”, he noted.
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