Opposition politicians have been cautioned against
politicising Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, investigations to
blackmail President Bola Tinubu.
The caution was handed down by Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a
chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, while speaking
with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo.
Oyintiloye said that the investigations being carried out by
the anti-graft agency on some former opposition party governors and political
appointees, based on petitions against them, were purely a constitutional
matter and in line with international best practices.
He said that being a member of the opposition parties should
not be seen as immunity against investigation into any alleged financial
infractions whenever there were genuine reasons for it.
According to him, members of the ruling party are also being
investigated by the EFCC whenever petitions alleging financial infractions are
raised against them.
Oyintiloye said that the EFCC has a statutory mandate to
investigate financial infractions involving public office holders across party
lines without bias or favoritism.
He cautioned members of opposition parties under EFCC
investigation to stop blackmailing the President and focus on proving their
innocence, if any.
The APC chieftain said that neither Tinubu nor the
anti-graft agency would be swayed by unfounded allegations of witch-hunting but
would rather continue to do what is right and just for the country.
“The EFCC has a mandate to investigate financial infractions
against anyone, irrespective of political affiliations.
“Linking the President to the investigation of alleged
financial infractions by opposition members in the name of politics is totally
wrong.
“Whether you are a member of the ruling party or opposition,
you are not immune to financial investigation.
“I want to caution members of the opposition parties to stop
politicising what the EFCC is doing and prove their innocence, if any.
“President Tinubu is a man of honour and integrity, and he
will not compromise his ideals in the name of politics. So, it is no longer
business as usual. More of the corrupt politicians hiding in opposition parties
with the intent to blackmail the President to get themselves off the hook will
still be arrested. No room for graft under the Tinubu administration,”
Oyintiloye said.
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