Senate President Godswill Akpabio
on Wednesday told the newly-confirmed chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, not to use him as an example in the
anti-corruption fight.
Akpabio’s comment, which threw
the entire House into laughter, came during the screening of Olukoyede by
members of the Senate.
Olukoyede, while making a
presentation on investigating a graft case, cited the senate president but
suddenly stopped after noticing the mood of the members.
“If we are investigating the
Senate President for example…” Olukoyede said, but failed to complete his statement
due to the mood of the lawmakers.
Reacting, Akpabio said, “I’m very
glad that the nominee wants to use the Senate President as an example. But Mr
nominee, leave the Senate President for now; look at this direction (pointing
at the seats of opposition lawmakers).”
Subsequently, Olukoyede made his
presentation without calling names. He said, “If you are fighting corruption,
you become the enemy of everybody.”
DAILY POST reports that the drama
may not be unconnected to the fact that Akpabio is having a case of
misappropriation of about N108.1 billion before the EFCC.
There were reports in April 2021
that the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs was detained over alleged
attempts to bribe the agency’s former boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, with a sum of
$350,000.
Last modified: October 19, 2023
