Bullion Vans: EFCC Must Take Petition Against Tinubu Seriously – Transparency Int’l

Global anti-corruption watchdog, Transparency International, has charged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to sweep a petition filed against the national leader of the All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, under the carpet.

Transparency International made the call following reports that EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, avoided a question on what the anti-graft agency was doing regarding a petition filed against Tinubu by the convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, regarding the alleged movement of cash in two bullion vans into Tinubu’s Ikoyi residence on the eve of the 2019 presidential election.

Tinubu had been alleged to have used monies in the bullion vans to buy votes in the last general elections.

Speaking to Punch, the head of Transparency International Nigeria, Auwal Musa, urged EFCC to treat the petition against Tinubu of the ruling the APC dispassionately.

“We think that the fight against corruption must be seen to be real and whoever is involved in any act, no matter how powerful, the law must take its course. That is the only way that citizens can continue to have confidence in the anti-graft agency,” Musa said.

“For me, this petition should be taken seriously and the EFCC should not waste time before working on it because similar things happened during the elections where some politicians were arrested with money.

“In this case, nothing has happened to the man (Tinubu) and citizens are calling for action so that there will be no impunity in the system. I think it will be in the interest of the anti-corruption agencies to be proactive and take action that will make citizens have confidence in the anti-corruption war,” he said.