Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has rubbished claims that President Bola Tinubu is using the agency to bring cage and subdue opposition voices.
Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, Olukoyede stated that the accusations are an attempt to distract president Tinubu from the job of governance.
“I think Nigerians should appreciate the kind of president we have at this time, and I am being serious about it. It is not because I am occupying this position,” he said.
Continuing, the EFCC chairman said, “Anyone who would be sincere, particularly those who work with Mr. President, those who are members of the federal executive council, those who are heading agencies, ministries and departments, any time you see Mr. President, the body language is ‘look, what have you done?’ ‘How much have you recovered?’
“The man doesn’t have time for this issue, people are just trying to distract the government, they are just trying to distract the working president.
“Those who are close to him will tell you he doesn’t want to hear anything apart from the performance.”
Reacting to claims that the anti-graft agency targets goes after those criticizing the Tinubu administration, Olukoyede said the record of EFCC says a different story.
“If you check the statistics of our work, the area of investigation, prosecution, particularly high-profile cases, you will perhaps find more members of the ruling party, some of the cases we have done. So, we must be judged fairly,” he said.
“You will find prominent members of the ruling party as part of the people we have investigated and filed charges against,” he added.
“So, for us to close our eyes to people who perhaps are not members of the ruling political party will be unfair to us and will be an injustice.”
