The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it possesses indicting evidence to prove the corrupt practices of Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
Noting that Saraki’s probe was in the public interest, the EFCC said the former Kwara governor has no reason to fear. “so long as he has no skeletons in his cupboard.”
Replying to Saraki’s allegations that the ongoing probe was a witch hunt, the acting EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said Saraki was not above the law, noting that the commission was obligated by law to enthrone probity and accountability in the governance space, a duty it claimed to have pursued without ill-will or malice against anyone.
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The EFCC also debunked Saraki’s claims that the probe had to do with his appointment as the International Human Rights Commission ambassador.
It stated, “It is in the interest of the public, and for Saraki’s personal good, that he is not only above board, but be seen at all times to be so.
“Indeed, all the instances in which the EFCC has had cause to sleuth into his financial activities either as a former governor or President of the Senate were driven by over-arching public interest and due process of the law.
“Against the background of the possession of indicting petitions and other evidence available to the EFCC, even Saraki will agree with the commission that putting him through a legitimate forensic inquiry is the legitimate route to establish his integrity as a public servant.”
Orilade said the EFCC has the mandate to rid the country of corruption and corrupt elements, “no matter whose ox is gored.”