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General News of Wednesday, 8 July 2020

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Magu's probe is a question mark on the EFCC - Falana

Femi Falana Femi Falana

Legal practitioner, Femi Falana, SAN, has said that the allegations against Ibrahim Magu, the embattled acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is a question mark on the agency.

Falana made this known while speaking in an interview on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily.

“Even though Mr Ibrahim Magu is presumed innocent of all the allegations levelled against him, it is an anti-climax for an anti-corruption zar to be linked to a miasmal of corrupt practices.

“No doubt the fate that has befallen Magu so far, for me it is indeed a moral disaster on the anti-corruption crusade. Therefore, the ongoing investigation should be a wake-up call on the Federal Government to embark on a comprehensive cleaning exercise. Otherwise, the investigation will be a selective exercise in futility.

“The Federal Government owes the public duty, particularly that institution if it is confirmed that Mr Magu has been asked to step aside. There has to be a follow-up of the law establishing the agency, the top-most officer in the agency should be asked to act for him,” he said.

Falana advised the Federal Government against nominating an insider for the position which Magu currently occupies should he get removed eventually.

According to the legal practitioner, this will enable the National Assembly to confirm him as chairman of the antigraft agency.