Former governors numbering 22 in
Nigeria are currently battling to save their heads from the clip of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged
embezzlement of funds.
The
south-south zonal head of the EFCC, Ishaq Salihu, recently said that
the anti-graft agency would commence a new probe of the former
governors.
Some of these former governors
include Jolly Nyame of Taraba who allegedly laundered N1.64 billion,
Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia who allegedly laundered N3.2 billion, Rasheed
Ladoja of Oyo who allegedly laundered N$.7 billion, Otunba Christopher
Alao-Akala who allegedly laundered N11.5 billion and Chimaroke Nnamani
of Anambra state who allegedly laundered N5 billion.
Others
include Aliyu Akwe Doma of Nasarawa who allegedly laundered N8 billion,
Danjuma Goje of Gombe state, a current senator who allegedly laundered
N25 billion, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki of Adamawa state who allegedly
laundered N36 billion, Joshua Dariye of Plateau state who allegedly
laundered N1.16 billion and Abdullahi Adamu of Nasarawa who allegedly
laundered N15 billion.
Orji Uzor Kalu has been battling his case with the EFCC even though he has defected to the APC
Infographics
produced by the Transparency International shows that the former
governors were accused of the alleged crime at different times of in
their administration.
Salihu had earlier said: “The
searchlight of the EFCC is not only on former governors; its
(searchlight) is also on other Nigerians who think they can take funds
belonging to the country and put them in their private pockets.
Some Nigerians are asking the EFCC to also prosecute Rotimi Amaechi
“The
EFCC, under Mr. Ibrahim Magu’s leadership, will never succumb to any
pressure. Like we have always said, there will be no sacred cow.”
While
some Nigerians are happy with the move to resume the prosecution of the
22 former governors, others think people like Rotimi Amaechi, a current
minister of Transport, who governed Rivers state, must be added to the
list.
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