EFCC: Bello Seeks Tinubu’s Intervention

The Media Office of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to wade into the ongoing tussle between its principal and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

This was as Bello’s media office accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of executing a “hatchet job” against the former governor for undisclosed interests.

In a press statement signed by Ohiare Michael, the office criticised the EFCC’s recent actions and press statements as biased, claiming they were driven by personal and political motives rather than a genuine fight against corruption.

He described the anti-graft agency’s statements as an ‘embarrassment’ to itself.

The saga between the two continued last week when Bello claimed he voluntarily went to the premises of the EFCC but the anti-graft said the former governor was not with them.

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The media office questioned what it called a ‘contradiction,’ describing it as a sign of ulterior motives. “If the EFCC was truly interested in prosecution, would the agency not have taken him in on that day?” the statement rhetorically asked.

It called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to investigate the ongoing face-off between Bello and the EFCC, stressing that the fight against corruption should not be selective, adding that, “Nigeria belongs to all Nigerians.”