“Those Calling For EFCC Scrapping Are Feeling The Heat” – Uwajuren

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a stern warning against the growing calls for the scrapping of the anti-graft agency.

This statement comes in the wake of a legal challenge by 16 governors who are contesting the legality of the EFCC’s establishment in court.

EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwajuren spoke out against the challenges faced by the agency, asserting that the absence of an anti-graft body would leave Nigeria vulnerable to rampant corruption.

He emphasized that the EFCC plays a crucial role in maintaining accountability and integrity within the country’s governance.

Uwajuren claimed those behind the challenge are “feeling the heat” of EFCC’s work and do not want to be held accountable.

He said, “We are really shocked by what is happening,” Uwajuren said on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s breakfast show The Morning Brief.

“Nigerians should see through this shenanigan and oppose it because I don’t see how this country can survive without the EFCC with the kind of corruption problem that we have. Nigeria cannot do without the EFCC.”

“I am worried that, with the kind of problem we have with corruption in this country, some people would go to court to challenge the legality of EFCC.

“Those who are doing this, I am not sure that for citizens in their states, the EFCC is not their greatest problem. I doubt if that is the case. What you see playing out is simply people who are feeling the heat of the work of the EFCC and they want to derail what is going on within the EFCC.

“They see the EFCC as a threat and purely that is what is playing out. I think Nigerians can see through the gimmick of those who are behind the challenge of the legality of the commission.”

According to him, the establishment of the EFCC is backed by the country’s laws and as such challenging its legality is purely to derail the agency.

“So, people who are concerned about transparency and accountability will wish the EFCC to be killed. Let me use the word killed because that is the agenda.

“They simply want to derail the fight against corruption because they don’t want accountability in their domains,” the agency’s spokesman said.