ADC ALLEGES EFCC IS BEING USED BY APC TO TARGET OPPOSITION
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BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of weaponising the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to intimidate opposition politicians, warning that such actions are eroding public trust in the anti-graft agency and weakening Nigeria’s fight against corruption.
In a declaration endorsed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday, the ADC asserted that the recent actions of the EFCC, such as revisiting past cases and calling opposition members, are driven by political motives.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was established to serve as an unwavering guardian of the Nigerian populace’s trust, enforcing the law uniformly for all individuals, whether ally or adversary, governing party or opposition. Currently, that aspiration seems to have been undermined.
“The Commission now functions as an extension of the All Progressives Congress (APC), tasked with targeting government dissenters and opposition personnel, thus accomplishing what the administration is unable to achieve through open discourse,” Abdullahi stated.
The party has accused the EFCC of biased prosecution, referencing cases where inquiries into associates of the APC were reportedly discontinued while opposition members continued to encounter renewed allegations.
“Since a particular former governor transitioned to the APC alongside his state’s entire political apparatus, the EFCC’s investigations concerning his administration have seemingly disappeared from the public sphere. Not a single inquiry has been posed. No documents have been leaked. Not a solitary update has emerged.
“In contemporary Nigeria, an individual’s guilt or innocence seems to hinge upon party affiliation rather than substantiated evidence,” Abdullahi further remarked.
According to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), such partisanship compromises both the integrity of the EFCC and the overarching anti-corruption initiative.
It cautioned that the perception of the EFCC as a political enforcer diminishes public trust and fosters skepticism.
“The EFCC does not belong to the APC. It belongs to the Nigerian people. It is funded by taxpayers, not the ruling party,” the statement stressed.
The ADC advocated for organizational autonomy, imploring all parties involved to safeguard public institutions from political domination.
“This perilous trend is diminishing public confidence in the institution and obstructing the genuine battle against corruption. We must not permit public institutions to be commandeered for partisan aims,” the party asserted.
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