Corruption: Top 9 Nigerians EFCC Can Never Prosecute

 

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar: Reputed to have fleeced the economy of billions in the privatization exercise. His former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo has consistently told Nigerians that Atiku's integrity is questionable. Today, Atiku maintains a cordial relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari. Allegations of stealing against him have been written-off at the expense of poor Nigerian masses.

Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi: The Rivers State investigation panel confirmed that Rotimi Amaechi allegedly stole over N84 billion from the state treasury. The case was reported to the EFCC, but the operatives refused to investigate him at least to show the transparency and fairness in the current anti-corruption campaign. Amaechi was thereafter made the Minister of Transport amidst the controversies.

Chief Obong Attah: This former Akwa-Ibom governor was accused of fleecing the State to the tune of $5.3 billion paid to ECONET for which the UK government has declared him wanted. Additionally, the case of over N200M paid for non-existent air port is still largely not investigated. Obong Attah has found a friend in Buhari and as such no longer a thief.

Late Gen. Sani Abacha and family: Buhari served under Abacha's regime as Chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund (EFT). This fund was alleged to have "helped" many Buhari friends to loot the Nigerian economy. Though, Buhari has not been directly indicted, the  Abacha family have. In the latest World bank report on Abacha's loot, it was reported that the amount was 'too much' for them to trace. Yet Buhari told us that "Abacha was not corrupt".

Timipriye Sylva: The former Bayelsa governor who made a failed attempt to return to the state house was accused and being tried for stealing a whooping N22 billion from the state. The case was taken up by EFCC before Buhari was sworn in as the president. Thereafter, the cases were abandoned by EFCC and Sylva freely joined the gubernatorial race under Buhari's All Progressive Congress. As a friend of Buhari and member of Buhari's transition team, Sylva theft were written-off.

Late Abubakar Audu: Abubakar Audu's case of allegedly stealing N11 billion from one of the poorest states in Nigeria is a pathetic story. No one knows the state of the case as of today. The funny twist to this case was that the State APC chairman told the people of Kogi to re-elect Audu Abubakar so that he can "return" the N11billion stolen from them.

Malam Nasir El-Rufai: The governor of Kaduna State was formerly Federal Capital Territory minister under People's Democratic Party, PDP. El-Rufai was alleged to have allocated plots to himself, his wives, concubines and even a female lover (corp member) was being paid N1million per month as allowance. The latest was the N5 billion allegedly paid to his company for consultancy service to CBN under Sanusi for no work done. All these were not probed by Buhari, yet story has it that El-Rufai is infact the defacto Vice President of Nigeria.

Babatunde Fashola: The case against Fashola is known in public domain. He was reputed to have constructed a personal website with N78 Million in addition to having dug some two boreholes with N139 million. Babatunde Fashola is a friend of Buhari and now a minister of Buhari's corruption fighting government.

Former Governor Kayode Fayemi: Amongst other corruption issues and plunging Ekiti state into an eternal debt, Fayemi was accused of making two beds for N50 million. All calls for EFCC to investigate this act of corruption was glossed over because Fayemi was the "organizer" of Buhari's winning primaries. He is now being appointed as the Minister of Solid Minerals.

When men like this are moving freely with their agbadas raising, what is corruption fight all about then?

 

Original Writer: MauriceJu