The Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, has reacted to the invitation of the Acting Chairman of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, by the Department
of State Services (DSS).
The PDP, in a
statement shared on its official Twitter handle on Monday, said the development
confirms malfeasance in EFCC.
The party said Magu
should now step aside to forestall destruction of evidence against him.
The PDP asked the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to show the genuineness of its
war against corruption by allowing the unhindered investigation of the acting
Chairman of EFCC.
The party said
Nigerians were already aware that the EFCC boss has been pulled in for
questioning.
The main opposition
party noted that the fact that Magu has to be accompanied by his lawyer shows
that the said “invitation”, is beyond the routine.
“The PDP holds that
the development around the @officialEFCC acting Chairman as well as the
desperate attempt by the Commission to cover or waveoff his investigation, only
raise more integrity questions regarding Magu’s activities in the EFCC,” the
statement added.
“Only last month,
the Attorney General of the Federation and Minster of Justice, Abubakar Malami,
released a memo in which he indicted Magu of alleged diversion of recovered
funds and fraudulent sale of assets seized by the @officialEFCC.”
The PDP it was
keenly monitoring the development alongside Nigerians and indeed, the
international community are and expect the Buhari-led presidency to muster the
courage to carry out a comprehensive investigation and make its findings
available to the public.
The PDP called on
the Buhari administration to order Magu to step aside, adding that this will
preserve the integrity of the office of the Chairman of the EFCC.
“Moreover, with the
allegations and investigation, Magu has lost the moral rectitude to continue to
preside over the anti-corruption agency. He should step aside until he proves
himself innocent.”
Ibrahim Magu was on Monday invited by the Department of State Services
(DSS) over allegations that he owns four properties.
In 2016, DSS accused
the EFCC boss of living in a N40m mansion paid for by one Umar Mohammed, a
retired Air Commodore.
However, the EFCC
said Magu, was “not arrested” on Monday.
According to the
EFCC, he only honoured an invitation by a Presidential Panel reviewing the
activities of the agency.
The Head of Media,
Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday.
He said the review
was held at the Banquet Hall wing of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
In the same vein,
the Department of State Services (DSS) said it did not arrest Ibrahim Magu as
widely.
But despite the
rebuttal, it was gathered that DSS blocked Magu in Wuse traffic shortly after
he left office.
He was then taken to
the Presidential Villa.
Magu is being
reportedly grilled over allegations against him.
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