The Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), a coalition of 25 pan-Yoruba groups, has urged the Nigerian “President-elect”, Bola Tinubu to put fighting of corruption as the top agenda of his government. This appeal was made at a press conference held by group on Monday where they declared their unequivocal support for the chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa. The group alleged that if Bawa was removed, it would truncate the strength of the commission to keep fighting corruption in the country.
March 28, 2023This appeal was made at a press conference held by group on Monday where they declared their unequivocal support for the chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa.
The group alleged that if Bawa was removed, it would truncate the strength of the commission to keep fighting corruption in the country. “It cautioned against interfering in the anti-corruption agencies saying such would portray the incoming administration as supporting and aiding graft. The group said it is on this basis that the coalition joins the growing national call to safe the EFCC from political interference.
ONAC said it rejected entirely the call for the resignation or sack of the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa.
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