PDP demands Magu’s step aside till proven not guilty
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday that the accused acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu should quickly step aside from heading the anti-corruption agency till proven innocent.
Specifically, the PDP asked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to show the genuineness of its war against corruption by allowing the unhindered investigation of Magu.
Magu was reportedly arrested and quizzed by the men of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) in Abuja on Monday.
The PDP stated that with the allegations and investigation, Magu has lost the moral rectitude to continue to preside over the anti-graft agency.
The position of the party was contained in a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP National Publicity Secretary.
It said Nigerians are already aware that Magu has been pulled in for questioning, and that the fact he has to be accompanied by an attorney showed the said “invitation”, was beyond the routine.
“The PDP holds that the development around the EFCC acting Chairman as well as the desperate attempt by the Commission to cover or wave off his investigation, only raise more integrity questions regarding Magu’s activities in the EFCC.
“Only last month, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minster of Justice, Abubakar Malami, released a memo in which he indicted Magu of alleged diversion of recovered funds and fraudulent sale of assets seized by the EFCC.
“Our party, Nigerians and indeed, the international community are keenly monitoring the development and expect the Buhari Presidency to muster the courage to carry out a comprehensive investigation and make its findings available to the public.
“Now that Magu has been pulled in for investigation, the Federal Government should preserve the integrity of the office of the Chairman of the EFCC by ordering him to step aside while investigators take charge of every activities of the office to forestall destruction of evidence as well as unnecessary interferences in the matter,” it stated.