Northern groups, the Arewa Civil Society Organisation, and the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum have applauded the indefinite suspension slammed on the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Bola Tinubu.
They said the suspension was long overdue while calling
for his immediate arrest and prosecution.
According to them, the former EFCC remained a bad example to the young generation of Nigerians.
President Tinubu had on Wednesday announced the suspension of the EFCC chairman in a statement by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Bawa was suspended based on “weighty allegations of abuse of office” leveled against him.
He(Bawa)was subsequently replaced by Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol, who was the Director of Operations of the Commission as the Acting Chairman
Reacting, the Arewa Civil Society Organization said the suspension of the former EFCC chairman, was timely in view of the weighty allegation leveled against him, noting that Bawa over the years, had abused his office.
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According to the Chairman of the group, Adamu Musa, in a statement in Kaduna on Thursday, with the suspension of Bawa, the organization has been vindicated for calling for his sack under the former President Muhammadu Buhari but to no avail.
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He said, “The suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa is a stitch in time that will save a few more than nine because Bawa has constantly and continuously abused and misused his powers and office, engaging in various corrupt practices.
“We have been vindicated for our earlier stance on calling for the removal of Bawa, now the President has listened, this is very courageous and exemplary, and we must commend him for taking this bold and righteous decision.
“Moreso, most of our grievances that made us take that stance, are the reasons the DSS invited the suspended Chairman for questioning.
“They include various charges of abuse of office, accused of stealing and selling dozens of petrol-bearing trucks confiscated from suspected looters, auctioning them off to his proxies at ridiculous prices while he was in charge of the Port Harcourt office of the EFCC, and alleged violation of the code of conduct for public officers by owning properties beyond his legitimate income.
“The Department of State Security must continue to hold Bawa and his co-perpetrators to get all the answers needed. The EFCC has lost its credibility & bearing and has dented the fight against corruption, making Nigerians no longer believe in it.”
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