The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has said that it is determined to ensure that those who stole from this country must be made to return such.
The party, in a statement explaining its support for the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Mustapha Magu, added, “whoever is doing well in this fight against corruption under the EFCC, we will support. We are not ashamed of doing it, our course is justice and we will continue to push it.”
Mr.Dan Nwanyanwu, the ZLP National Chairman, in the statement, described recent corruption allegations against the EFCC helmsman as ‘fathom allegations’.
He said: “As a political party and as an individual, we are determined to ensure that those who stole from this country must be made to return such, and that has been the patriotic step we have taken.
“I have heard so many allegations against the EFCC boss, but he who asserts must prove. One of the things they raised was that he has disposed of properties. But, I am telling you now in my honour and integrity that Magu has not sold one property.”
On Magu’s good works, Nwanyanwu said, “the things EFCC sold were things seized before his assumption of office; trucks.
“In Port Harcourt, for instance, Federal Ministry of Works, was called to assess it after which they gave ridiculous prices and later sold them. But, for those things he has recovered, go to zone 6, you will see several exotic cars parked, rotting away.
“You remember there was a time they picked over 40 exotic cars in a particular compound. They are still there. These things are scattered all over the country.
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“It was like that because there was a problem whether the Attorney-General will sell, or EFCC. That was the problem. He has not sold anything. I am saying so because I was involved subtly. Because, as we are also supporting him, we are monitoring him.
“Again, there was an instance where he was accused of under-disclosure of an amount and when they got to the bank, they got higher than that. If you have gotten lower than that, then it would raise questions.
“Maybe by the time you ask me it was N10, before you got to the bank, more recoveries were made, it increased. If he had quoted N10 and you go to the bank and see less, then you would have reason to worry.
“The last time was about where he lived and the amount of money used to furnish it; those things got to the President. The president laughed over it. So, this is corruption fighting back. No more, no less.
“The truth is that those who have been investigated and are due for courts are ready now to take their own pound of flesh and we know them. They are the ones putting these monies together to influence government functionaries. But, they can’t prove it.”
“The president knows that this fight against corruption is the only thing going for his government and they want to truncate it. I will advise the President to call on Magu to sit with him one on one.
“He should ask Magu the whereabouts of all these monies scattered in the banks all over the world, running into hundreds of billions of naira that are on PND (Post No Debit), including funds in foreign currencies.”
