Minister of Justice and Attorney general of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has spoken on the ongoing investigation of suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.
Some people have claimed that Salami is behind Manu’s ordeal but he told ‘NTA’ in an interview that it was President Muhammadu Buhari who set up the panel investigating Magu.
He said: “I wouldn’t like to be pre-emptive of the panel put in place by the President relating to an agency but within the context of the first leg of the question as to whether setting up a panel to look into the activities of an anti-corruption agency is a blow or a plus, I think to my mind, it is indeed a plus. It goes on to establish the tradition which this government is known for; a tradition of no fear or favour as far as investigating corruption cases or allegations are concerned.
“So, to my mind, it is indeed a plus that reinforces and re-establishes a tradition by which the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is known, re-established to the effect that no allegation of corruption can be swept under the carpet. So, it is indeed a plus and not a blow.”
