The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has warned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against sparing the sacked Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal.
Afenifere noted that failure of the EFCC to invite the sacked SGF, after been indicted of corruption was contrary to the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that the ex-SGF and former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr Ayodele Oke should both be investigated by the EFCC.
Wondering why EFCC invited only Oke and his wife, Afenifere said such action was portraying the current government as being selective .
In a statement by its spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin, the group insisted that EFCC must also invite Lawal in order to dispel the perception of selectivity in the anti-graft campaign.
Afenifere noted that everyone who broke the law must be treated equally no matter their status or origin.
The group said the Presidency should hand the former officials to the EFCC for prosecution after their sacking, “spokesmen of the administration have been speaking in forked tongues about Presidency not teleguiding the anti-graft war and that the agency would exercise its discretion.”
The statement reads, “We are however surprised that the EFCC has not extended similar invitation to Mr Babachir Lawal, the former SGF sacked alongside Oke.
“Inviting one and leaving the other has brought to the fore again the charge of selectivity with picking and choosing those to prosecute over corruption in the land which led a serving Senator to observe that insecticide comes handy when allegations of corruption are raised against some people and deodorant deployed when it is the turn of others.
“We insist that for the perception not to become stronger that the anti-graft war develops strong teeth against the vulnerable and become toothless against the sacred cows, the EFCC must invite Lawal as it goes after Oke.”
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