HURIWA TO EFCC:- NAME THE ‘THIEVING’ NORTHERN GOVERNOR OR BE CONSIDERED NORTHERN ATTACK DOG

Prominent Civil Rights Advocacy group:-HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has warned the hierarchy of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it may be regarded as a tool of the Northern Islamic political oligarchy and an anti-youths attack dog if it fails to name the ‘thieving’ governor from the North who it said has stolen N60 Billion from his state’s public treasury since 2015.
“We are worried that the doomsday scenarios graphically painted by those who fought against the appointment of the young Kebbi State born Abdulrasheed Bawa as the successor to the disgraced acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu are coming true.” 
HURIWA continued: “Those who vigourously opposed the then plan by the Federal Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alhaji Abubakar Malami to anoint and supplant his kinsman Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC’s substantive chairman, had opposed his nomination on the ground that he could be politically manipulated by the Federal Attorney General and his political friends. Few months after his controversial nomination was made by President Buhari on the recommendation of the Justice Minister and confirmed by the pliant and executive manipulated Senate headed by the bootlicker of President  Muhammadu Buhari, the substantive chairman of EFCC Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa has done things and have introduced a modus operandi that is opaque and non-transparent.”
The Rights group argues further: “At one time, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused a minister of keeping millions of dollars in her room. He did not mention name. But when speculations became rife that the unnamed minister was one of the favorites of President Buhari, the EFCC Chairman quickly denied and said it was former petroleum minister even when EFCC had since published charges against the erstwhile  minister who is a fugitive from the law. So in which of her house was the humongous  sum found and when and why was it not part of the charges already extensively  publicised by EFCC long before the ambiguous  allegations  against a ‘MINISTER’ was made by the newly inaugurated EFCC Chairman?”.
HURIWA  affirmed that: “Again, Abdulrasheed Bawa has again started his hide-and –seek methodology by accusing an unnamed Northern governor of pocketing N60 Billion of his state’s resources. The question is: – why is he being afraid of naming the accused governor? Is it because he is a Northerner and probably a moslem or because he is a member of All Progressives Congress? Then why does EFCC parade youngsters accused of duping white people for as $400 USD with their names boldly written on blackboards carried by them in front of EFCC camera and extensively  publicised on social media and the powerful and well visited EFCC’s official website? But EFCC cannot now name one of the biggest accused economic saboteur?
HURIWA in a statement by Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko disclosed that it has already started writing a request under the freedom of information Act to compel EFCC to name the governor just as the Rights group said concealing identities of one set of politically exposed persons in conflict with the EFCC Act and parading and publicising another set of accused persons amounts a breach of section 42 (1) and (2) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which absolutely outlawed discrimination on the grounds of affiliations,  status, ethnicity in the enforcement of the law or policies. 
Specifically,  Section 42 (1) A citizen of Nigeria of a particular community, ethnic group, place of origin, sex, religion or political opinion shall not, by reason only that he is such a person:-  (a) be subjected either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any law in force in Nigeria or any executive or administrative action of the government, to disabilities or restrictions to which citizens of Nigeria of other communities, ethnic groups, places of origin, sex, religions or political opinions are not made subject; or  (b) be accorded either expressly by, or in the practical application of, any law in force in Nigeria or any such executive or administrative action, any privilege or advantage that is not accorded to citizens of Nigeria of other communities, ethnic groups, places of origin, sex, religions or political opinions. (2) No citizen of Nigeria shall be subjected to any disability or deprivation merely by reason of the circumstances of his birth.”
HURIWA said this: “We are sending this request because we do not want EFCC contaminated by politicians. We are patriotic Nigerians and we will not keep quiet and let these reactionary politicians toy with the integrity of such a hightly regarded anti-graft institution like the EFCC because the institution is bigger than whoever is the Chairman or Nigeria President.”   
HURIWA said EFCC is obliged to enforce its law and obligations just as according to Section 6(b), (c), (e), and (f) of the EFCC Act enumerate the functions of the Commission to include the investigation of all financial crimes; the co-ordination and enforcement of all economic and financial crimes laws and enforcement functions conferred on any other person or authority; the adoption of measures to eradicate the commission of economic and financial crimes; and the adoption of measures which include coordinated preventive and regulatory actions, introduction and maintenance of investigative and control techniques on the prevention of economic and financial related crimes. From the foregoing, the EFCC is, by virtue of Section 6(c) and (f) of the EFCC Act, empowered to co-ordinate and enforce all economic and financial crimes laws and exercise enforcement functions conferred on any other person or authority by virtue of any such laws.