The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says President Buhari has resolved to operate amongst Ibrahim Magu equally EFCC Chairman to postage stamp out endemic corruption inwards the country.
Osinbajo, who spoke at the inauguration of the Kaduna constituent of the anti graft way on Thursday, said that those who mean value that they were winning inwards fighting dorsum against the government’s state of war on corruption should wake up.
Represented past times Gov Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Osinbajo said, too then long equally Buhari remained Nigeria’ second President, Magu would perish along to operate equally the Chairman of the Economic too Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“Mr Chairman, ii weeks ago, I discussed the EFCC too your engagement amongst President Muhammadu Buhari too he told me he has every confidence inwards you lot too every confidence inwards the committee too the operate that you lot accept been doing, too equally long equally he is president you lot stay the chairman of the EFCC,’’ he said.
El-Rufa’ i besides told the gathering that the Acting president was besides solidly behind Magu.
“Last night, I spoke amongst the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who reconfirmed the lay of the President too told me that equally long equally he remained the Acting President or Vice President, Ibrahim Magu would stay the chairman of the EFCC.
“That is the alone message from the President, too then those thinking that corruption is winning this war, Magu would stay their nightmare for the adjacent ii years or vi years equally the instance may be.’’
The governor had before said his direction donated the constituent to the EFCC to demonstrate its “zero tolerance to bad conduct past times world constituent holders, contractors, businesses too citizens.
“We applaud the leadership of the EFCC for taking the meaning stride to found a province constituent inwards Kaduna.
“I assure you lot that you lot tin perish along to count on us inwards Kaduna to back upward the committee inwards every facet of its activities.
“We accept laid aside Earth for your preparation schoolhouse awaiting the submission of your application.
“We accept besides laid aside Earth to construct your staff housing estate, if you lot too then require.”
He said the province was kickoff to adopt the Federal Government policy on Single Treasury Account (TSA).
The governor explained that equally a consequence of that, over N25 billion was realised past times the regime later on it unopen most 470 accounts amongst commercial banks.
He said the anti graft way had assisted the province regime inwards recovering over N400 i 1000 m from corrupt world officials.
Earlier, the acting chairman of the EFCC had called for world back upward to the way inwards the struggle against corruption inwards the land.
Magu said Nigerians must ascension too create what is expected of them to reclaim their mutual wealth stolen past times a few corrupt individuals.
“If nosotros tin expose too line the root drive of the occupation that confronts us equally a nation, nosotros volition detect they are all linked to corruption.
“Corruption is the drive of the recession that has pushed our people deeper into poverty too the insurgency that has visited death, displacement too untold hardship on Nigerians inwards the North East.
“This is the argue I accept suggested that nosotros ready prison theatre for the corrupt inwards the Sambisa forest, where they tin endure kept away too accept the sobriety to endure really reformed,” Magu said. NAN