Professor Itse Sagay, chairman of
the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has made a case
for the appointment of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Commission.
Sagay, a professor of law, made
the endorsement when he led his team on solidarity visit to the EFCC boss at
the Commission’s Headquarters.
There are speculations that
pressure is being mounted on President Muhammadu Buhari to dump Magu and
appoint a new helmsman for the anti-graft agency, especially since the Eighth
Senate rejected his nomination twice.
But Sagay on Wednesday said Magu
deserves appointment as the substantive chairman of the EFCC.
“This is not a turn -by-turn thing.
It is a thing of merit. You must work for it and achieve it. In our view, the
Acting Chairman deserves everything including his being given a substantive
appointment. It is true one man cannot make a forest, but it takes a good man,
a man of quality to bring out the best in any organisation, and that is what he
represents-an uncompromising person.
“As far as corruption is
concerned, no one has the courage in this country to offer him a bribe, because
he or she knows the result will be a disaster. We are solidly behind Magu and
the EFCC.”
“EFCC deserves continued support
so that it will know it is being appreciated. You cannot pick up a newspaper
any day without you reading EFCC’s achievement in terms of charges, forfeiture
of assets, convictions, among others. The ICPC has done very well too, but
there is no question that EFCC has been outstanding.”
Sagay expressed optimism that the
9th Senate will do the right thing by confirming Magu when his name is
forwarded to it by President Buhari, saying there would not be any reason for
the legislators to reject Magu’s confirmation.
Magu, who thanked President
Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for giving him every support he had
required to achieve the successes recorded by the EFCC, assured the PACAC delegation
that he and the EFCC team will continue to give their utmost in the fight
against corruption.
“I assure you that so far as I am
here as the chairman of the Commission, I will continue to do the right thing,
and we will ensure the things we do are within the ambit of the law. We are
trained to kill corruption,” Magu stated.
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