The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission has concluded arrangements to declare the
impeached Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, wanted.
The Head of Media and
Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, made this known to one of
our correspondents in a telephone interview in Abuja on Tuesday.
Uwujaren explained that
the commission was set to do so because Nyako had been elusive since
his removal by the members of the state House of Assembly last week.
He said, “Since Nyako
was removed, he has been elusive. So the commission has devised a
strategy to declare him wanted. The commission is planning to declare
him wanted.”
But an aide to the
impeached governor, who asked not to be named, claimed that the
commission had already declared his boss wanted.
When asked for further comments, he directed one of our correspondents to the anti-graft agency.
But Nyako’s Director of
Press and Public Affairs, Ahmad Sajoh, said he was neither surprised nor
disturbed by EFCC’s decision to hound his boss.
He expressed confidence that posterity would judge the Nyako administration kindly.
Sajoh said, “They (the
then government of the day) set up Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, accused him
of a coup, jailed him unjustifiably and he later came out of prison to
become President; they orchestrated the impeachment of Ayo Fayose, today
they have returned him as governor-elect.
We have no fears. They
harassed a former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Sanusi Lamido, and
today he is the Emir of Kano. So, if what they are doing has Allah’s
support, he would not elevate the people being humiliated.
There is judgment of history; there is judgment of God. Today they are at the helm of affairs; it does not mean they will be at the helm of affairs tomorrow. They should also await Allah’s judgment.”.
Nyako’s deputy, Bala Ngilari, was however grilled for about three hours by the EFCC operatives on Tuesday.Ngilari arrived at the commission’s office at 10 am and was allowed to go after 1pm.
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