The Kogi house of assembly says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should respect the rule of law in the investigation of, former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello.
At the plenary on Tuesday, the lawmakers in the Kogi house of assembly deliberated on the ongoing issue between EFCC and Bello.
The lawmaker representing the Ajaokuta state constituency, Jibril Abu, moved a motion titled “A call to end all false, frivolous, fictitious, and far from the truth smear campaign against the former governor of Kogi state Alhaji Yahaya Bello”.
Abu accused the anti-graft agency of witch-hunting the former Kogi governor, adding that the EFCC is handling the case “without respect to due legal process”.
“The commission started with claims that it discovered a nonexistent fund in an alleged fixed deposit account,” he said.
“By its statutory responsibility and while appreciating EFCC’s efforts in the fight against corruption, every right-thinking individual would hold a duty to support it in no small measure to succeed in its primary responsibilities.
On his part, Enema Paul, lawmaker representing Okura constituency, said the anti-graft agency has some questions to answer for declaring Bello wanted.
