‘'Too many big trees are falling on big trees daily in Nigeria and even Abuja may be finding it increasingly intricate deciding which one to remove first'' EFCC IbrahimMagu Nigeria
of the EFCC. I commented on it then in an article titled, ‘Magu and a chaotic presidency’. https://guardian.ng/opinion/magu-and-a-chaotic-presidency.
What is more, the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption was then criticising the curious aloofness of the Attorney General of the Federation on anti-corruption cases since 2015. Specifically, the AGF was blamed for the loss of many serious cases because of poor prosecution. The letter, which then sparked speculations of a rift between the ministry and the EFCC, directed the commission to submit details of its investigations into ‘serious cases’ to the Justice Ministry. Such cases include matters with international dimensions, cases involving alleged misappropriation of N50m and above; cases of fraud involving numerous suspects, among others.
I had also noted then that the presidency, which nominated him to the Senate had worked harder than adversaries who would not want him confirmed. It was curious then why the presidency that sent his name to the Senate could not scrutinise two damaging reports by the office of the Director-General, Department of State Services , which said the president’s nominee should not be confirmed.
This time, Malami, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation , was said to have recommended the sack of Magu. On October 6, 2019, I reminded the president here in another article titled, ‘When Will Senate Confirm Magu?’ https://guardian.ng/opinion/when-will-senate-confirm-efcc-chairman/In this country where strong men rule more than the law, it is relevant for me to remind the nation for the fourth time since 2015 that Ibrahim Magu, an officer of the law has been acting as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission since November 9, 2015.
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