President Bola Tinubu has directed the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to vacate the court order that froze the Osun
State government account.
The EFCC move had triggered backlash from concerned
Nigerians.
In a statement he personally signed, Tinubu said, “I must
state that I feel deeply embarrassed not by the EFCC’s exercise of its mandate
backed by a court order, but by the timing of the agency’s action.
“This is so because every action taken by an Institution of
State, especially at the Federal level, is always credited to me, as the
President, even when I may not have had any prior knowledge of the action.
“Since assuming office, I have consistently maintained that
anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies must be allowed to discharge their
statutory responsibilities independently, professionally, without fear or
favour, or political interference.
“I have therefore deliberately refrained from directing or
interfering in the operational activities of the EFCC or any other
investigative or prosecutorial agency because I firmly believe that strong
democratic institutions, operating within the confines of the law, are
indispensable to democratic good governance and the rule of law.
“As President, I am committed to allowing Institutions of
State to function and take any action they consider necessary in the interest
of proper governance without the need for any prior approval. Indeed, that is why institutions are set up
by law with clearly defined powers”.
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