Anti-corruption agencies in the country have said
they are not aware of the three big corruption cases the Minister of
Finance, Dr. Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala, wanted them to prosecute.
Okonjo-Iweala last Wednesday said there were three big cases of corruption and graft the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission were going to prosecute.
The minister spoke in Abuja while unfolding her economic blueprint for the country.
While talking about strategies for good governance and corruption, Okonjo-Iweala said the EFCC and the ICPC had to recover all stolen assets of the country.
SUNDAY PUNCH’s investigations at the EFCC and the ICPC, however, showed that the anti-graft agencies were not aware of the three big corruption cases the minister was referring to.
EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said he didn’t know the big cases the minister was talking about.
“If she mentions them I will know, but now I have no idea,” he said.
The response was the same from the ICPC.
The commission said since the minister had not identified the specific cases, it could not make a comment.
ICPC spokesman, Mr. Folu Olamiti, said, “Maybe if they forward the cases to us, but right now I don’t know about them.”
The Human Rights Watch had in a report released last Thursday said the efforts in the war against corruption had fallen short.
By Olamilekan Lartey Courtesy Of: Punch
Okonjo-Iweala last Wednesday said there were three big cases of corruption and graft the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission were going to prosecute.
The minister spoke in Abuja while unfolding her economic blueprint for the country.
While talking about strategies for good governance and corruption, Okonjo-Iweala said the EFCC and the ICPC had to recover all stolen assets of the country.
SUNDAY PUNCH’s investigations at the EFCC and the ICPC, however, showed that the anti-graft agencies were not aware of the three big corruption cases the minister was referring to.
EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said he didn’t know the big cases the minister was talking about.
“If she mentions them I will know, but now I have no idea,” he said.
The response was the same from the ICPC.
The commission said since the minister had not identified the specific cases, it could not make a comment.
ICPC spokesman, Mr. Folu Olamiti, said, “Maybe if they forward the cases to us, but right now I don’t know about them.”
The Human Rights Watch had in a report released last Thursday said the efforts in the war against corruption had fallen short.
By Olamilekan Lartey Courtesy Of: Punch
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