Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said that Federal Government’s fight against corruption in the country is impartial, objective and non-discriminatory.
Malami, in a statement issued by his media aide Dr Umar Gwandu, described allegations on the use of the fight for political witch-hunting as unfounded, baseless and devoid of factual proof.
The Minister stated this while responding to claims contained in a letter allegedly written by a US senator commenting on the issue.
“The evidence on the ground establishes that the Federal Government’s operations in the fight against corruption are carried out without fear or favour,” Malami has said.
He added that, “members of the ruling or opposition parties and otherwise are in no way spared in view of numerical data of recorded judicial convictions”
Malami noted that the efforts to have a corrupt-free Nigeria are devoid of any political inclinations as recent convictions recorded were against the members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the opposition political party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The AGF maintained that unblemished record of successful performance in the fight against corruption has in effect established the conclusion that the allegation of political inclination is outright baseless and unfounded.
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Buy and read digital replicas of your TRIBUNE titles by subscribing through E-VENDING
COVID-19: Bodies Are Being Left In Streets In An Overwhelmed Ecuadorian City
The streets of Ecuador’s western city of Guayaquil are deserted, with few residents in sight and a few dead, as bodies are being left in the streets of this overwhelmed place. The coronavirus pandemic is overloading the public services in the country’s most populous city to a point of collapse. Hospitals have no beds left to accept… Read full story
Alternate Perspectives On Nigeria’s Covid-19 Response
First, my thoughts and prayers go to our health workers. These men and women of valour risking it all battling at the frontline of COVID-19 are the true heroes of the moment. Almost every country in the world is shut, trying frantically to curb and reverse the spread of the coronavirus. Over the last weeks, major cities… Read full story