Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to also investigate other former governors including the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The former scribe of the party made the call as an aftermath of the probe of the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.
He insisted that the anti-graft agency should broaden its investigation to include other allegedly corrupt individuals, particularly former governors, ministers, and public officials associated with both the past administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and the current administration of President Bola Tinubu.
He explained that EFCC should extend the probe to avoid giving the impression that the anti-graft agency’s actions against Bello were merely a witch hunt, according to Politics Nigeria.
“We commend the EFCC for its efforts in pursuing Yahaya Bello’s prosecution. However, we urge the agency to also investigate other former governors, including Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, whose alleged corrupt practices have been reported to the EFCC.
“Otherwise, their efforts to apprehend Bello and bring him to trial would appear to be a deliberate and malicious witch hunt simply because he contested the Presidential primary election of the APC against President Bola Tinubu.
“Furthermore, we have yet to witness the arrest of several allegedly corrupt public officials who served under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, despite petitions against them before the EFCC. These individuals include former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom; former Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu; former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, among others,” he said.
