EFCC detained Tambuwal
EFCC detains Tambuwal over #180 billion
The former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over suspicious cash withdrawals of N189 billion fraud
Tambuwal, who was in the custody of the anti-graft agency in Abuja, was expected to account for the questionable spendings
According to EFCC,the withdrawals contravene the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022.
The former governor is said to be facing questions over suspicious transactions during his tenure, involving alleged unauthorised withdrawals of public funds.
Tambuwal, a senior figure in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), served as governor from 2015 to 2023 and former Speaker of the House of Representatives.
However , African Democratic Congress ADC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said that EFCC’s recent pattern of action, digging up files from years past, and targeting members of the opposition parties is not the work of an impartial anti-graft body. It is the work of a political enforcer.
The party noted that in recent days, several senior members of the opposition coalition have received EFCC summons that are clearly politically motivated.
ADC said: “These are not fresh cases arising from new evidence but new files opened in reaction to emergent political affiliations to intimidate key opposition figures.
ADC alleged that it has observed how investigations into ruling party allies are quietly swept under carpet while opposition figures are dragged before into mud . Allegations are being hastily revived and dressed up as fresh evidence.This shows the death of justice in our democratic process and the nation at large .
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