Meanwhile, frontline anti-corruption activists have risen strongly in support of the position of Agbakoba, against what they described as politicisation of the EFCC.
In a statement jointly signed by the Executive Chairman, CACOL, Debo Adeniran and Chairman, CACOBAG, Toyin Raheem, among several others,
the groups said the EFCC’s recent actions, especially against the Kogi State Government, portray it as a “compromised political tool”.
The activists, who are leaders of various frontline anti-corruption organisations, including Centre for Anti-corruption and Open Leadership, Centre for Public Accountability, Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance, Africa Labour Research Centre, and Secureworld and Liberty Initiative for Peace, among others, specifically called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the EFCC to order and move to save the image of the government as regards its commitment to an unbiased war against corruption.
Singling out what they described as an unending persecution of the Kogi State Government, the activists said the EFCC’s job was not tidy as it had given a loud impression that there was a political axe to grind with the state beyond the mandate of the Commission.
In a statement, jointly signed by them and titled, “EFCC Must Stop Acting Like a Compromised Political Tool”, the activists insisted that there were numerous instances where the Commission had shown itself to be outrageously selective in its investigations, arrests and prosecutions.
They said: “We unequivocally stand with Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, in his observations and call on the EFCC to review its operational methods in a way that will not compromise its founding principle.”