Don’t fall for plot to remove Magu from EFCC, Nwuayanwu urges Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged not to be swayed by thickened plot by some politicians and public office holders to get Mr. Ibrahim Magu removed from office as acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC).

The National chairman of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Chief Dan Nwuayanwu made the call while speaking to the media, Sunday in Abuja on a plot by some political class to sack  Magu.

He warned that attempting to remove Magu at this crucial period of the Buhari’s administration onslaught against corruption will affect one of the cardinal programmes of President Buhari which is the anti -corruption fight. 

Nwuayanwu disclosed that an intelligence report revealed that there is an attempt by some politicians, particularly those former office holders in the country who are facing trial to influence government functionaries and those very close to Buhari to relieve Magu of his appointment as quickly as possible. 

He said perpetrators of this plot have prepared hundreds of millions of naira,  to prosecute the plan.

He said “most of the people that held positions in the past, in various states, liquidated their states. And we the citizens from those states could see where these funds were put in. Some of them are facing trials, some of them would have their trials commence very soon.

“But they don’t want it to happen and that has led them into putting heads together, putting funds together which they use in lobbying.

So we are alerting the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and the functionaries around him to beware of these unpatriotic criminals that have liquidated their states who are now getting ready to fight. Corruption is now fighting back again”. 

Speaking on the sterling qualities of Magu and why he should remain in the saddle of the anti – corruption crusade, the party chairman said “this is a man, if you listen to the President in his democracy day speech, acknowledged that over N800 billion has been recovered by Ibrahim Magu in cash, properties worth billions of naira, jewelries and all those things have been recovered. 

“They are available, the funds according to Mr. President have been ploughed back into the revenue of the nation for common good. 

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“So this is a man that they still want to be removed because a lot of them are on the line to be charged to court any moment from now. We are alerting the president and those functionaries of government who are in romance with them to leave Ibrahim Magu alone.

“We are satisfied with the job he is doing. We do not need a fresh hand to come and learn on the job. Magu has seen it all and is prepared to touch those yet to be touched if given d teeth to bite.

“So this kind of a person is not somebody you will be removed in a hurry. Rather, I would urge the president as a matter of urgency send his name to the senate for confirmation so that he will have more teeth to deal with these criminals who liquidated our economy”