Following Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State’s bombshell, on Wednesday, that he and some other prominent Nigerians have evidence of corrupt practices against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, notable Anti-Corruption crusaders in Nigeria, numbering over 150, have declared that he can no longer continue to stay in office.
Addressing a press conference in Lagos, the Group led by Debo Adeniran, insisted that it was the standard practice all over the world for officials who have been accused of gross misconduct to step aside while investigations are conducted to ascertain the veracity of the allegations.
They maintained that as the standard practice all over the world for officials who have been accused of gross misconduct to step aside while investigations are conducted, to ascertain the veracity of the allegations, Bawa must step aside.
They have therefore, called for a full probe into the activities of the EFCC under Bawa, stressing that is the standard practice all over the world for officials who have been accused of gross misconduct to step aside while investigations are conducted to ascertain the veracity of the allegations.
In a speech delivered on behalf of the CSOs, their spokesperson, Olufemi Lawson, stated, all seized assets by the EFCC must be forensically audited with a view to recovering all assets re-looted or auctioned in suspicious circumstances.
