Buba Galadima, a former ally of
President Muhammadu Buhari, says the removal of Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting
chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is a mere
propaganda.
Buhari appointed Mohammaded Umar,
former director of operations at the EFCC, as acting head of the commission
after suspending Magu.
In an interview with The Sun,
Galadima said Magu’s replacement is simply a case of “use and dump”.
He alleged that Magu had been
doing the bidding of some powerful elements in the incumbent administration but
had stepped on some toes which led to his suspension.
“His suspension was long overdue.
Magu should have been long suspended from office but why it took Buhari’s
administration five years to remove him may be a surprise to many Nigerians,
but for me, it is not,” he said.
“Magu remained that long in
office because he has been doing the bidding of some powerful elements in
Buhari’s administration.
“But obviously he had stepped on
some toes, and that’s why they’ve now decided to do away with him.”
He said the ongoing probe is a
propaganda, alleging that nothing fruitful will come out of it.
“I believe Magu has offended a
powerful cabal in Buhari’s administration, and that’s why they decided to
remove him,” he said.
“I am not trying to defend Magu,
I have never been his admirer but Nigerians should not be deceived that Magu
was sacked because of Buhari’s administration’s commitment to the
anti-corruption war. Magu is just being made a scapegoat to create the
impression that Buhari is fighting corruption.
“Go and mark my words, nothing
will come out of Magu’s case. It’s just like they want to entertain us, it is
all part of propaganda to create impression that this administration is
fighting corruption.”
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