Sequel to the invitation by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, to step aside for unhindered investigation.
Mr Magu was invited to appear before a Federal Government panel set up to investigate the allegations of corruption levelled against him.
The invitation generated reactions with many reporting that the EFCC boss had been arrested by the security agency.
In a swift reaction, the opposition party, PDP, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to show the importance of its war against corruption by allowing the unhindered investigation of Mr Magu.
The PDP stated that Nigerians are already aware that Magu has received invitation for probing, adding that the fact that he has to be accompanied by an attorney showed that the said “invitation”, was beyond the routine.
“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”.
The PDP argued that Magu has lost the moral rectitude to continue to preside over the anti-corruption agency with the allegations and investigations,
PDP advised Magu to step aside until he proves himself innocent.
