The Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly , Rt Hon Comfort Nwuchiola
Egwaba has condemned the medial trial of former governor Yahaya Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, saying there is no sincerity in the actions of the anti graft agency so far .
She therefore, on behalf of the entire women and youth of Kogi state ,rejected the persecution of the former governor who she said was not guilty of the alleged crime.
Rt Hon Egwaba who spoke on the floor of the House in support of the call to sack the EFCC’s boss ,Ola Olukoyede,in view of his incompetence, said the whole drama reeks of attempts to give the former governor a bad name so as to hang him .
She stated :”The EFCC is just trying to give the former Governor a bad name through their media trial.”
” The EFCC is not sincere in this fight. It has an agenda it is pursuing and the entire people of the state, particularly the women and youths, will not accept this.”
Earlier, a motion of urgent public importance has been moved by Hon. Akus Lawal, Member representing Ankpa 1 State Constituency and the motion was seconded by Hon Jacob Olawunmi, Member representing Mopamuro State Constituency.
Hon. Akus had called for the sack of Ola Olukoyede in view of his incompetence in handling the affairs of EFCC which was only out to humiliate and possibly kill the present and former governors.
Akus also moved that the House should commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his economic reforms in the country .
Almost all the lawmakers spoke in his support
Also shedding light on the saga that played out in Abuja ,the Majority Leader of Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Suleiman AbdulRazak, alleged that officials of the EFCC begged the former Governor to let them pretend as if he was arrested.
According to him,it was an embarrassing act, which showed that the anti-graft agency was acting a script written by some political enemies of the former Governor.
He therefore said the President should be notified of the assassination attempt on the present and former Governors; adding that the whole drama was a show to embarrass the former Governor.
He added that on the fateful night, a coup attempt was committed at the Kogi State Governor’s Lodge and called on the President to immediately remove the EFCC Chairman to save the nation from further embarrassment.
The lawmakers concluded that the EFCC had an agenda different from the fight against corruption, which had been revealed by the way the Commission approached the issue of arrest.
This, they said, must be condemned by all well-meaning Nigerians.