Kemisola Oye
RENOWNED legal practitioner and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Olisa Agbakoba has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the decision to place the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on indefinite suspension.
The human rights activist also thumbs up the President for according to him “getting rid of Emefiele (Central Bank of Nigeria governor) and fuel subsidy and forex corruption. Endemic corruption has suffered a massive blow.”
In a statement the senior lawyer made available to newsmen on Thursday, he enjoined the President to, as a matter of priority, dismantle the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“Everyone will agree that logistically, the 2023 elections are the worst in our history. I do not refer to the merits of the results of the elections. Many results are disputed and are in tribunals. Both petitioners and respondents suffered at the hands of an incompetent INEC.
“As we await rulings from the courts massive reforms of the electoral framework ought to begin but this means that the INEC Chairman will have to leave office by resignation or removal, otherwise the reform task will be impeded.
“I add very quickly that the suggested reforms have nothing to do with the merits of election results at all. Both winners and losers of the elections were victims of the failure of INEC. Confidence in Nigeria’s democracy will be enhanced by a deep cleansing of INEC”, the senior lawyer enthused.
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