THE Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has threatened a showdown with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its accusation that the NGF Chairman and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, diverted part of London-Paris Club refunds.

The governor has been under EFCC investigation for some time now as he has been severally accused of using the proceeds of the alleged crime to buy himself choice properties in United States and Nigeria.

The governor has denied the allegations and is currently in court against the agency to prove his innocence.

However, the forum of governors said on Thursday that since the EFCC has refused to back down in “the needless harassment and embarrassment” of its chairman and some other members of its forum across the 36 states of the federation, it has no other option but to fight back with all it has.

As a first step, the‎ governors said they will formally write to the Federal Government to complain about the antics of the commission and its chairman, Ibrahim Magu, against them.

At a press conference with select group of journalists in Abuja, Governor Yari said the EFCC since its inception in 2004 has be intimidating and harassing state governors.

“We are going to ‎write to the Federal Government that enough is enough; that either the EFCC do their work or we should engage in a showdown with them because nobody became governor to be intimidated, to be harassed, to be abused by a deputy commissioner of police,” he said.

He said the EFCC has since abandoned the fight against corruption in pursuit of personal vendetta orchestrated by some politicians who are not comfortable with the progress being made under the current administration.

The NGF chairman said since it is not possible for any governor to walk into any bank and take money out of the vault without assistance from bank officials, the EFCC should have proved its sincerity to the fight against corruption by arresting and bringing to public knowledge any bank official who is found to have helped any particular governor siphon money.

The EFCC was lampooned for always rushing to make a show of any highly placed individual who has a frivolous petition written against him, without the anti-graft agency doing a proper investigation.

The anomaly, he said, accounts for the retinue of losses the EFCC has been recording in courts in the process of prosecuting people suspected of corruption.

According to the governor, the basis of accusation against governors, especially as it has to do with project pricing has always been wrong.



“I believe the EFCC‎ does not have its own engineers to quantify, to know what is exactly on the ground. And a project that is done in Rivers State for N2 million, in Zamfara it will be about N150, 000.

“You cannot say the price of things in Rivers should be the same in Zamfara or somewhere else. The terrain is entirely different and the cost is different, so the risk as well is entirely different, so all these are taken into consideration.

“If there is a project which is being suspected to be over-inflated, there are quantity surveyors. You can’t just because somebody wrote a petition then you say you are working on it without doing your own due diligence,” he noted.

“The problem with the EFCC is they only want to know they invited governor, one former governor is arrested and they will not tidy their work before going to court‎; they go to court and lose all the cases because of the way they initiated the case, they never initiated to achieve success, rather they want to make publicity stunts.

“You can’t fight corruption that way and forever they will not achieve anything”, he said.

Source: http://www.socialtimesng.net/2017/07/governors-showdown-efcc-paris-club-refund/

Magu Don suffer

Thieves. They don't want to restructure. They don't want Magu. They don't wan't Buhari/Osinbanjo.
Instead they want Saraki, continuation of Abuja sharing.

When Senate and NGF are fighting 1 man, presidency can't save him oooo


Unless court sha

Every one fighting Magu, he must be doing the right thing, although he also is a crooked thief....

Corruption fighting back real hard!

Thieves will support thieves for sure,but one thing is certain, truth will prevail

If Nigerians don't know those that are killing the growth of this Country now I wonder when their eyes will open. It's obvious we are in trouble

We are going to ‎write to the Federal Government that enough is enough; that either the EFCC do their work or we should engage in a showdown with them because nobody became governor to be intimidated, to be harassed, to be abused by a deputy commissioner of police,” he said.

Indirectly , the thieves are requesting for impunity against corruption charges just like the legislooters did .

A time will come in Nigeria ,that anyone occupying government seats would not be tried for corruption .

Stealing is not kuku corruption

Magu must go

Nigeria is sick.

We need more MAGUS in Nigeria institutions and agencies

Interesting time in Nigeria

When people assemble themselves just to remove gej without any plan to govern Nigeria this are the kind of things we see.

We now have opposition in a ruling party

So because MAGU is a deputy commissioner of police he should not fight criminals activities going on in his care? I SMH for Nigerians and nigeria

pauljumbo:
Interesting time in Nigeria

When people assemble themselves just to remove gej without any plan to govern Nigeria this are the kind of things we see.

We now have opposition in a ruling party

crap

Magu is now the biggest threat to corrupt officials in Nigeria today. The gang up against him is not unexpected, but the good thing is they will never succeed. The fight against corruption will continue whether governors and senators want it or not.

Osibanjo should better retrace his steps else he's inevitably going down with Magu the indicted criminal .

When a child is crying and pointing at a particular place, it's either his father or mother is there.

You have been rejected twice by the Senate and also rejected unanimously by the the governors of the 36 states of the federation yet someone is saying its a personal vendetta against the EFCC boss

When will Nigerians ever do away with sentiments? Anyway it's expected of a typical zoo republic

Magu is like Magun.


Stuck to the EFCC charimanship seat.

magu I think you need to visit Edo state and tell the ancestors and village elders to fortify you against all these so we don't wake up and read of your demise because I won't type rip

madness...


why did I find myself in such a country, continent?
I need to hustle harder so my kids remain forever unfamiliar with this 'zoo'.

When Governors, Senators, Corrupt politicians and thieves are against someone, that individual must be a good person.

...

May God in his mercies punish these men.

So APC is going down

APC versus NASS
APC versus Governors
APC versus Corrupt Nigerians
APC versus Hungry Nigerians
APC versus Boko Haram

alcmene:
Osibanjo should better retrace his steps else he's inevitably going down with Magu the indicted criminal .

When a child is crying and pointing at a particular place, it's either his father or mother is there.

You have been rejected twice by the Senate and also rejected unanimously by the the governors of the 36 states of the federation yet someone is saying its a personal vendetta against the EFCC boss

When will Nigerians ever do away with sentiments? Anyway it's expected of a typical zoo republic

Fraud republic people will just come online and type nan!sense

Why can't you ask yourself why is it that everybody wants magu out? Why only Magu?it means his doing something right.. Think mahn

Anyways i don't blame you cos the only thing you guys from fraud republic use your brains for is fraud, starting from cownu the obi one of fraud republic...

Magu everyone is against you. Why not humbly resign and go. To serve Nigeria is not by force

dakeskese:
madness...


why did I find myself in such a country, continent?
I need to hustle harder so my kids remain forever unfamiliar with this 'zoo'.

And be familiar with fraud republic rite

Good job, pls do everything to make this administration ungovernable.

na wa ,confusion everywhere, infact nigeria needs deliverance because i cant see progress in sight.
Gathering of strange bed fellows

NwaAmaikpe:

Booking space to type with your ass abi??

Fine let's assume the Senate is corrupt.

EFCC with an acting chairman may be technically incompetent to bring cases before a court.

What this means is they will lose more cases and because of this and double jeopardy, very corrupt individuals will walk free never to be charged again.

The insistence on Magu suggests somebody somewhere needs technical 'whitewashing' by the courts to give him or her a new lease of life in 2019.

Read through the EFCC act and then this

https://guardian.ng/news/adegboruwa-asks-court-to-stop-magu-from-acting-as-efcc-boss/