The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on
Monday welcomed the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to sack
the suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, Mr
Babachir Lawal, and the Director-General of the National
Intelligence Agency, Mr Ayodele Oke.
The organization also called on Buhari to “urgently handover
Lawal and Oke to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Commission (ICPC) for further investigation, and if there
is relevant and sufficient admissible evidence, for them to face
prosecution.”
In a statement issued today by SERAP deputy director Timothy
Adewale the organization said that “This is a positive development
in the fight against grand corruption, although this decision is
coming rather late. Buhari now has to go a step further by making
sure that both Lawal and Oke are promptly brought to justice in
fair trials.”
The statement reads in part: “Buhari also
has to move swiftly to publish the report of the investigation into
the secret reinstatement of the fugitive former civil servant,
Abdulrasheed Maina, and without delay identify and bring to justice
anyone suspected to be involved.”
“This government now has a real opportunity to reassure a
lot of Nigerians who may be worried about the direction of travel
of the president’s anti-corruption agenda that there will be no
sacred cow as far as the fight against corruption is
concerned.”
“What the government needs at this time is a revolutionary
approach to the fight against corruption if Buhari is to show his
commitment to ‘kill’ corruption before corruption ‘kills’
Nigeria.”
“Without effective prosecution of high-ranking public
officials charged with corruption, this government’s fight against
corruption may sadly turn out to be all motion and no movement, and
this will eventually undermine the legitimacy of the
anti-corruption efforts.”
In a brief statement the presidency said that President
Muhammadu Buhari has studied the report of the panel headed by the
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), which investigated
allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the Director-General, National
Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke.
The statement noted that the president accepted the
recommendation of the panel to terminate the appointment of Mr.
Lawal, and has appointed Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the
Government of the Federation.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on
Monday welcomed the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to sack
the suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, Mr
Babachir Lawal, and the Director-General of the National
Intelligence Agency, Mr Ayodele Oke.
The organization also called on Buhari to “urgently handover
Lawal and Oke to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Commission (ICPC) for further investigation, and if there
is relevant and sufficient admissible evidence, for them to face
prosecution.”
In a statement issued today by SERAP deputy director Timothy
Adewale the organization said that “This is a positive development
in the fight against grand corruption, although this decision is
coming rather late. Buhari now has to go a step further by making
sure that both Lawal and Oke are promptly brought to justice in
fair trials.”
The statement reads in part: “Buhari also
has to move swiftly to publish the report of the investigation into
the secret reinstatement of the fugitive former civil servant,
Abdulrasheed Maina, and without delay identify and bring to justice
anyone suspected to be involved.”
“This government now has a real opportunity to reassure a
lot of Nigerians who may be worried about the direction of travel
of the president’s anti-corruption agenda that there will be no
sacred cow as far as the fight against corruption is
concerned.”
“What the government needs at this time is a revolutionary
approach to the fight against corruption if Buhari is to show his
commitment to ‘kill’ corruption before corruption ‘kills’
Nigeria.”
“Without effective prosecution of high-ranking public
officials charged with corruption, this government’s fight against
corruption may sadly turn out to be all motion and no movement, and
this will eventually undermine the legitimacy of the
anti-corruption efforts.”
In a brief statement the presidency said that President
Muhammadu Buhari has studied the report of the panel headed by the
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), which investigated
allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of
the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the Director-General, National
Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke.
The statement noted that the president accepted the
recommendation of the panel to terminate the appointment of Mr.
Lawal, and has appointed Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the
Government of the Federation.
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