First published on June 21, 2021
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has hinted that the Commission is currently investigating Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Bawa disclosed that the investigation would take time because it takes time.
Speaking with THISDAY, the EFCC czar revealed that they have a request for Tinubu’s assets declaration form.
According to Bawa: “You asked me a question earlier about arresting people before an investigation and now you are saying why didn’t we arrest Tinubu? Why didn’t you just say ‘arrest him’?
“Investigation is ongoing. When you are investigating matters like this, they don’t end in a day. Thousands of investigations are going on, on a daily basis.
“You understand? You know you are from the media. After you will say we are doing a media trial.”
Fast forward to 2023. President Tinubu on Wednesday approved the indefinite suspension from office of Bawa as the Chairman of the EFCC, to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.
A statement by Willie Bassey, a Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), said Bawa’s suspension followed weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.
Bawa was directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the anti-graft agency, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the EFCC pending the conclusion of the investigation.
*(Courtesy: Partly adapted from DailyPost)
