Former President Goodluck
Jonathan has reacted to claims by the former Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Farida Waziri, that she was sacked because
she refused to back down on a suspect during the oil subsidy scandal.
Mrs Waziri had in an interaction
with journalists in Lagos reacted to shocking revelations about corruption that
took place under Jonathan’s watch, saying she would have been traumatised by
now, given the ongoing revelation of alleged grand corruption that took place
under the last administration.
“I’m only glad that those things
didn’t happen under my watch as the EFCC Chairman because it would have been
too traumatic for me.
“And that is why if I see President Jonathan
today, I will kneel down to thank him for the honour done me by removing me as
the EFCC Chairman at the time he did” she said.
“My first strong premonition of
what was ahead was when I began the probe of the monumental oil subsidy fraud
going on then”.
“I came to Lagos on a vital
intelligence on the subsidy scam and as soon as I arrested a key culprit, I got
a call from the Presidential Villa asking me to release the suspect, because,
in their words, ‘he is our person’, but I refused to let him off and days
after, I was removed from office”.
But the former President on his
verified and official twitter handle, on Wednesday said crime has no status
bar.
“If Farida is not telling lies, she should
mention the person or company she was investigating and she was stopped, let
the EFCC investigate. Crime has no status bar. if she can’t, then she was
simply hired to attack me” he said.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayIf Farida is not telling lies she should mention the person or company she was investigating and she was stopped, let the @officialEFCC investigate. Crime has no statute bar. If she can’t then she was simply hired to attack me.— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) November 15, 2017
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You too if you are not telling lies mention the person who hired her
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