A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), yesterday, has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest, probe and prosecute all former ministers indicted under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Dr Garus Haruna Gololo let this out during a press briefing he held in Abuja. He also urged the security and anti-corruption agencies to go after all former aides of the ex-president, who have, so far, been indicted in the case of the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
Gogolo’s call for trial of Buhari’s aides linked to Emefiele was a reaction to the stance of the Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on the allegations of financial impropriety made against the former CBN governor.
HURIWA’s national coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, had condemned the reported approval for the naira redesign, asserting that it came from former Buhari’s aide, Sabiu Tunde ‘Yusuf’, rather than Buhari.
At the time, HURIWA expressed concern over what they perceived as a breach of legal protocols and insisted on Sabiu’s accountability for his role in the currency redesign.
“If Emefiele has been arrested and is currently on prosecution, what is stopping the EFCC or DSS from inviting Sabiu for questioning,” Gololo queried.
He further said the former ministers, especially the minister of finance, humanitarian, aviation, transportation and others, should be probed on their financial dealings while in the office.