…Says Buhari, Osinbajo’s support is enough to flush out corrupt politicians in the country
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Friday said all he needs to prosecute the war against corruption in Nigeria is the “backing of the President and his Vice.”
Magu made the declaration in Kano when he received a number of civil society groups at the EFCC’s zonal office in the state.
The EFCC boss reiterated that President Buhari and Acting President Osinbajo are determined to wipe out corruption to its root in Nigeria.
Magu also revealed that not less than 1000 corrupt people are holding Nigeria to ransom.
According to Magu, “We should thus use our greater number to push these minor criminals out of service before they cause serious problems in the country
“My messages to these corrupt persons, hanging around our necks and using all criminal strategies to create disharmony among Nigerians, is that their times are up; this one is a fight to finish
“What more do we need? I think the backing of the President and his vice is enough for us to win the fight and we shall win it, no doubt about that, the end of this fight is just around the corner.”
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Senate had on different occasions stepped down the confirmation of Magu as EFCC insisting he was not fit to lead the anti-graft agency.
While declaring the EFCC Zonal Office in Kaduna open on Thursday, the Acting President, ably represented by Governor Nasir El-Rufai said President Buhari will keep Magu as EFCC chair as long as he remains the country’s president.