Abdulrasheed Bawa, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has stated that some people are clamoring for his resignation because they are sponsored and paid by politicians.
Bawa stated this in an interview with Channels TV’s 2023 Verdict on Friday night, just days before the gubernatorial and state assembly elections.
He claimed that the groups asking for his resignation and retention in office are doing the bidding of desperate politicians, and that the arguments they raise are unfounded.
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The EFCC chairman also stated that some politicians believe he is too stubborn for them, thus the attempt to remove him from office. He also stated that he would leave office when the time came.
He said, “How can somebody stand on his own, while we are 200 million Nigerians, and do the bidding of certain politicians that Bawa must go and others are saying Bawa must stay? They are paid to do so. When it’s time for Bawa to go Bawa must go.
“The issues they are raising are baseless. They don’t know what they are saying to be honest. I am inviting them to come here so that they can discuss some of these issues.
“They are maybe wrongly informed. There is a new government coming in that is why maybe they think Bawa is too stubborn for them. Then Bawa should go.
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“When it’s time, Bawa will go, but the EFCC is going to remain. That is what they need to understand. Whosoever is taking from me whether it’s tomorrow or in the next two years I will guarantee you that EFCC will do what it has to do.”
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