Acting Chairman of
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, says
politicians defecting from one party to another would not be shielded from
prosecution by the anti-graft agency.
Speaking
during a parley with editors in Lagos on Wednesday, Magu said there is no
hiding place for such politicians in the fight against corruption by EFCC.
“The
fact that a politician jumps from one party to another will not stop EFCC
investigation; we don’t stop investigation until it is concluded.
“It
is only the courts that have the powers to decide on whether to exonerate or
convict any indicted politician,” said the EFCC chairman.
Responding
to alleged interference by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Magu
said that he had never received any instruction to stop any investigation.
“I
am not the type you’ll ask to stop any investigation”, Magu said.
The
EFCC chairman said it had become fashionable for anyone being investigated for
corruption by the Commission to scream political persecution.
“With
the general elections fast approaching, the resistance has assumed even
frightening dimension with political motives imputed to most of our
activities,” he said.
According
to Magu, the media owes Nigeria a duty not to allow the corrupt to deploy their
ill-gotten riches to corner the machinery of government.
The
EFCC chief, therefore, urged the media not to lend their platforms to helping
the cause of the corrupt that were shedding crocodile tears.
“We
must all do what is right for our country, which is ensuring that those who
steal our common patrimony are brought to justice,” Magu said.
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