The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr . Femi Adesina , says the invitation of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , Ibrahim Magu, by the Justice Ayo Salami - led Presidential panel was in his best interest .
Adesina said this during Channels Television ’ s ‘Politics Today ’ programme on Wednesday.
The President’ s spokesman said Magu, who was released after 10 days in police custody , was not on trial but was only invited to tell his own side of the story .
On the legality of Magu’ s prolonged detention, Adesina said , “ If anything illegal has been done , there are ways to seek redress for it but I think it is in the best interest of everybody including Magu for the panel to have invited him to hear his side of the story .
“ I can tell you on authority that before this became a public issue , the panel had been sitting for weeks and when the panel established some grounds for Mr . Magu to be invited , the President then gave approval for him to be invited and he was invited and he came.”
Adesina said Magu was told to step aside to allow for a seamless investigation .
When asked if it was legal for Magu to have been detained for 10 days without charge , Adesina said he was not a lawyer and as such he could not comment on legal matters.
The President’ s aide said the investigation of the suspended EFCC boss was a credit to the regime of the President, Major -General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd.) .

According to him , Magu ’s ordeal is evidence that no one was above the law.
Magu’ s lawyer , Mr . Tosin Ojaomo, who was also on the programme, said all the allegations levelled against his client were false .
Ojaomo, however, could not respond when asked if Magu would be challenging his suspension .
Magu was accused of being unable to account for the interest accrued to N550 bn recovered funds .
The suspended EFCC boss was also accused of buying a property in Dubai worth over N 500m

source: https://punchng.com/panel-magus-invitation-in-his-best-interest-says-presidency/