Chairman, Presidential Advisory
Committee on Anti-Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay, has dismissed
speculations that acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has been sacked.
His ‘removal’ has been a subject
of debate in many quarters in the past few days, following the declaration by
the Nigerian Senate that it does not recognize him as EFCC helmsman.
The Senate spoke through its
Senate Committee on Public Petitions, Ethics and Privileges, Senator Samuel
Anyanwu.
The lawmaker had, at a press
conference last Thursday, explained that there were massive petitions against
the EFCC, but they could not invite Magu because he was no longer regarded as
the acting Chairman.
“There are petitions against the
EFCC by some Nigerians, but my Committee does not see Ibrahim Magu as the
Acting Chairman and that is why he was not invited”, Anyanwu said.
“The 2018 budget is here, we will
it as instrument against EFCC for defying Senate resolution on Ibrahim Magu”,
he submitted.
But in his reaction, Sagay said
rumours speculations over Magu’s job should be ignored.
“I am certainly not aware of it
and it is untrue. It is certainly untrue, he has not been removed”, he told
Vanguard.
“It is the rumours of those who
wish corruption continues in this country and who want corruption to thrive.
”It is wishful thinking, he has
not been removed,” Sagay stated.
EFCC spokesperson, Wilson
Uwujaren, did not take calls when our correspondent contacted him Monday
afternoon.
He was yet reply to sms enquiry
as at the time of filing this report.
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