Over the years, conflicts between the heads of the EFCC and AGFs have threatened the progress of the war on corruption.
Nigeria's attorney general of the federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami and, suspended EFCC chairman Ibrahim Magu.When anti-graft czar, Nuhu Ribadu, fell out of favour with the Nigerian political powerbrokers and was subsequently forced out of office in December 2007, he went under the radar for many years.
Top on his long list was the Attorney-General of the Federation, he served alongside in the fight against graft: Michael Aondoakaa. He also said Mr Aondoakaa ‘’later found a partner in Farida Waziri’’ when she was appointed as the chairman of the EFCC to replace Mr Ribadu. In December 2007, embattled, Mr Ribadu was ‘temporarily’ removed from office by the then IGP, Mike Okiro, who ordered him to attend a one-year course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
On its board are representatives of the AGF, security agencies, CAC, CBN, NCC, SEC, security agencies and others. A few other also opine that their less-than-friendly relationship with the office of the AGF has also largely contributed to their ouster from office at various times. “The activities of the AGF office are embarrassing to the commission and have brought us in a bad light to the public perception on the fight against corruption,” she said. “It has made the commission to lose its focus.’’
She, however, on the other hands, accused Mr Adoke of stalling the corruption war by withdrawing high profile cases initiated by the commission under her. Mrs Waziri, the only female head of the agency so far, was later axed by President Goodluck Jonathan and replaced by Ibrahim Lamorde. Mr Lamorde, who is now an assistant inspector general of police was accused by the Senate of diverting $5 billion at the EFCC. The senators even issued a warrant of arrest for him after which he temporarily left the shores of Nigeria.Perhaps, no other battle has typified the no love lost that has typified the two offices over the years than the ongoing tug of war between the now suspended EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu and the incumbent AGF, Abubakar Malami.
He was detained for about 10 days and only released after much pressure. Before the detention, like their predecessors, the two had consistently engaged themselves publicly over the manner the anti-graft was being run. ‘‘For EFFC to function effectively, there is a need for synergy between the commission and the office of the AGF and why this is not so is as a result of the collapsed system, corruption, political correctness, party influence, presidential orders among others,’’ the political analyst said. ‘‘The incessant faceoff emanate from conflicting political interest over corrupt cases and so many interests have to come to play and when that happens, crises are inevitable.
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