Ibrahim Magu, Chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, has talked about that no quantity of blackmail can deter him from combating corruption in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Legal professional-Basic of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), had earlier written to President Muhammadu Buhari, recommending the sack of Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the Performing Chairman of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC).
The Avenue Journal learnt that within the memo to the President, Malami beneficial that Ibrahim Magu needs to be sacked on grounds of “diversion of recovered loot, insubordination and misconduct.”
Magu, an award-winning anti-corruption Czar, on Thursday, disclosed that these stealing Nigeria’s cash should be stopped. Addressing a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in Abuja, Magu stated;
“These stealing, embezzling, hiding and carrying our wealth away aren’t our pals. We should cease them. We should cease looters. We should cease the trade of corruption by all means and we will certainly cease them.”
“Combating corruption just isn’t a tea occasion. Greater than ever earlier than, fraudsters are devising new strategies and methods every single day to beat established guidelines and programs. Apart from, a number of fight-back ploys are additionally being long-established to distract and discourage real fighters of corrupt practices. For us, all these methods are all too-known. We’re acquainted with the desperation of fraudsters.”
Talking on the accusations, Magu stated he was conscious of the ‘Blackmail and marketing campaign of Calumny’ revealing that he’ll proceed to struggle and expose corruption.
“We’re acquainted with their blackmail and marketing campaign of calumny however we is not going to hand over. We’ll proceed to show and produce corrupt parts to e-book. We’ll by no means hand over!”
The Avenue Journal had earlier reported that Malami, alongside the memo, connected a shortlist of three candidates as a potential alternative for Magu.
Nonetheless, one in every of Magu’s supporters throughout the Presidency disclosed that he’s combating again towards the powers that search to interchange him.
The supply stated:
” Eradicating Magu right now when he has given muscle to Buhari’s anti-corruption struggle can be a mistake.
“It’s painful that the EFCC boss is dealing with sure highly effective forces who’ve determined to take away him regardless of his outstanding achievements.”
Different sources have stated that with the gravity of allegations heaped on Ibrahim Magu, the Presidency could also be pushed to research him after which draw needed conclusions.
One other supply who spoke with chosen journalists stated:
“I can authoritatively let you know that although Ibrahim Magu has survived earlier plots to take away him, the AGF’s authorized opinion stays the deadliest plot to get Magu out of the EFCC as AGF’s letter to the president contained 22 weighty allegations that require Buhari’s resolution on whether or not or to not ship Magu’s title to the Senate for affirmation or change him.
“It’s because the workplace of the AGF is the supervising ministry of the EFCC and so his authorized opinion can’t be handled with levity.
“For instance, Malami alleged accounting gaps or discrepancies of figures regarding the recovered property, claiming that Magu was not clear sufficient within the administration of recovered property…”
One other Magu supporter stated:
” It would curiosity you to notice that Malami accused the EFCC boss of revealing a complete naira restoration of N504 billion however lodged N543 billion within the Restoration Account with the Central Financial institution of Nigeria (CBN). By the way, this exceeded the disclosed figures by N39 billion.”
The supporter added that what needs to be some extent of commendation is now getting used towards Magu.
Different supporters stated: “Malami additionally accused Ibrahim Magu of blatant show of vanity and insubordination to him as supervising minister of the EFCC.”
“Malami claimed that a lot of the recovered property by the EFCC had been allegedly bought by Magu with out the data of anybody.
“However it’s unlucky that this declare is at variance with the general public public sale of property by the EFCC,“ the supply added.
Recall that Magu has confronted many hurdles since his appointment because the EFCC performing chairman on November 9, 2015, which has stalled his affirmation by the Senate.
For the previous 5 years, he has remained the interim head of the EFCC.
When the presidency insisted on Magu being confirmed, the earlier Senate demanded the reversal of a damning safety report on the EFCC boss from the Division of State Companies (DSS), which it had cited as the explanation for his non-confirmation.
After many people protested the continual keep of Ibrahim Magu as performing EFCC Chairman, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja, in a judgment delivered in 2019, had held that there was no time restrict within the legislation establishing the fee for him to behave because the EFCC boss.
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