FCC says it was responding to petition against Speaker

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the Speaker of the Kano state House of Assembly, Gambo Sallau, and seven other members of the House.

Confirming the arrest, the Spokesperson of the EFCC, WIlson Uwujaren, said the lawmakers were invited by the commission to answer questions following a petition against them.

“It is true they were invited for questioning in respect of a petition against them for abuse of supplementary processes,” he said.

Mr. Uwujaren also said the Speaker and the other officials responded to the Commission’s invitation on Monday at its Kano Office. He however said, the lawmakers were being transferred to the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja as the petition was received in Abuja.

Although Mr. Uwujaren did not specify the number of the Assembly officials invited, a source at the Assembly informed PREMIUM TIMES that seven other lawmakers were arrested alongside the Speaker.

A source in the Kano Government said the arrest of the lawmakers has stalled the plan by Governor Musa Kwankwaso to present the state’s 2014 budget to the Assembly.

Governor Kwankwaso is one of the five PDP governors who recently defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress. The arrested lawmakers are said to be allies of the governor.

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The crackdown has started.

PDP afta APC

Political hunting.
EFCC as usual, a political tool.

#hands on deck

and here comes the witchhunting of the perceived politcal foes. more would surely happen in some days to come.

You don't challenge the Boss that owns the dogs and expect him not to release the dogs on you.

Ferdinandu: You don't challenge the Boss that owns the dogs and expect him not to release the dogs on you.

LOL!!!

ttp://premiumtimesng.com/news/151937-efcc-arrests-kano-assembly-speaker-seven-members.html[/quote]. We are not shocked, we all saw it coming,I really wish they disappoint us but NO....its just as predicted !!!

And Stella has not even been invited for questioning on a whopping 255million Naira scandal.
EFCC have lost the addresses of Jigawa state governor and his children since he made it clear to remain in PDP.
Jonathan is simply too naive for the kind of politics he is playing.

lookmangiw: and here comes the witchhunting of the perceived politcal foes. more would surely happen in some days to come.

Ghen ghen , let the battle begin

No need to fear if dem no thief

Most Nigerians said that his approach against corruption is poor,now he want to clean up every mess ,people have termed it witchunting.Truly,the use of EFCC to torture percieved enemies is bad but the opposition and Northern elites are simply fighting to take power back to the north,not to improve the system.whatever a man soweth he shall reap.