The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is under growing pressure to look into officials who worked for former President Muhammadu Buhari’s team.
Pelumi Olajengbesi, a well-known human rights attorney, recently made a public appeal to the EFCC, requesting a thorough investigation of all financial transactions involving all officials who worked under Buhari.
This call coincides with information emerging from Godwin Emefiele’s trial, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who is currently on trial for allegedly being involved in a $6.2 million fraud case related to the last presidential election.
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Olajengbesi commended the EFCC for revealing the purported forging of Buhari’s signature in the case, in addition to that of the former Secretary-General of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The human rights attorney underlined how important it is to combat the criminal influence of individuals in positions of authority and put an end to their impunity.
He pleaded with the EFCC to broaden the scope of its inquiries beyond Emefiele and encompass other significant individuals who were part of the Buhari government.
Olajengbesi emphasised the need of creating barriers against this kind of behaviour and pushed for a comprehensive audit to guarantee openness and responsibility.
His words: “The EFCC must not stop at just the former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele but should carry out an entire audit of principal actors who served under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. There should be a deterrent for bad behaviour.
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“Again, the case of the suspended Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo, over alleged N1.2bn fraud is fresh and a pointer to the gross abuse of power by those who served under Buhari.
“Emefiele and all those who served under the Buhari administration should be properly audited and given a chance to clear their names, as the corruption that manifested under that government is gargantuan.”
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