THE INFORMANT247
16-12-2017.
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ahmad Ali has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) cannot fight corruption in the country.
While reacting to question from newsmen in Ilorin, during the 10th annual lecture of Justice Mustapha Akanbi (Rtd) at the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin. He said “EFCC from inception in year 2000 is the worst thing that will ever happen to us in this country. We are just fooling ourselves that we are fighting corruption but we are not fighting corruption.”
He further emphasis, “EFCC is just redefining corruption to mean pursuit of opposition members. So the fight is not against corruption but pursuit of opposition.
“EFCC cannot fight corruption; EFCC can never fight corruption in Nigeria”.
“ICPC is better suited because ICPC follows the rule. “You empower ICPC, because ICPC follow the rule and ICPC is best suited to fight corruption because it is attacking the process and procedure.
“Politicians are less than a thousand and that is what ICPC is following but bureaucracy is over a million.
“You can see that 90% of houses in Abuja belong to the Directors not politicians. So, we are just fooling ourselves by saying that we are fighting corruption. It’s good, it’s popular, but I think if any government wants to fight corruption, the ICPC should be strengthened.”
