The Senate has said that it would embark on a constitutional amendment that would empower the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate and prosecute military officers indicted for corruption and other financial crimes.
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Emmanuel Udende, revealed this on Monday when members of the committee visited the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja. According to the Senate committee chairman, most of the challenges faced by EFCC could be addressed through the constitution and budgetary process. He decried a situation where the agency can only investigate and prosecute serving military personnel only after a court martial.
' He, however, identified the lack of understanding from many Nigerians, who usually accuse the lawmakers of budget padding each time they appropriate beyond what was sent by the executive arm of government. He explained that what the executive brings is a draft and only becomes a law or an act after it is deliberated and passed by the legislators.
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