Coalition of Northern Groups Urges Probe of Government Appointees and EFCC Amid Transition Period

Ahead of the May 29 inauguration of the incoming authorities, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has emphasised that no appointee of President Muhammadu Buhari, who possesses questionable character traits, must be allowed to go away Nigeria.

The CNG expresses its concern over potential makes an attempt to evade accountability and calls for an intensive investigation into corruption allegations in opposition to key officers.

The Arewa group, in a separate assertion, has referred to as on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to increase its investigation of corrupt practices to all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the Government.

The CNG rejects the proposed plan to restrict the investigation to outgoing state governors, urging the EFCC Chairman to conduct a complete probe that features the Presidency, Federal Government ministries, parastatals, and cupboard members of the outgoing administration.

The CNG insists that each one of President Buhari’s aides, together with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, ought to stay within the nation till all corruption allegations in opposition to them have been cleared.

The CNG spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, states that people making an attempt to hinder the May twenty ninth occasion must be handled as enemies of the state and face authorized penalties.

The coalition urges that key officeholders clear themselves of any pending corruption or different allegations earlier than the top of the present administration.

In explicit, the CNG calls for that the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, be held accountable for his tenure and present an in depth account of his actions to the incoming administration.

The coalition means that any authorized examine depart for Emefiele or different suspected officers must be canceled within the curiosity of making certain a peaceable switch of energy, selling accountability, and establishing good governance practices.

The CNG additionally requires applicable measures to be taken in opposition to anybody or any group concerned in financing, executing, or concealing data associated to deprave schemes, treating them as treasonable felons and enemies of the state.

In a shocking flip of occasions, the Arewa group additionally calls for an intensive investigation into allegations in opposition to the EFCC itself, together with the staggering quantity of debt collected by the outgoing administration.

This name for scrutiny highlights the necessity for transparency and accountability inside the EFCC and raises considerations in regards to the monetary state of the nation in consequence of previous actions.