EFCC Chairman Demanded $2m Bribe From Me, I’ve Proof — Gov. Matawalle
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2million bribe from him.
He made the allegation amid the developing rift among the governor and the anti-graft agency.
Matawalle had on Wednesday, May 17, referred to as for Bawa’s resignation, pronouncing he had questions to reply on alleged corruption.
But, the EFCC chairman fired returned on Thursday, pronouncing he had not anything to cover and requested Matawalle to petition suitable government if he had any proof towards him.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, the governor said: “It isn’t always simply to usually blame governors.
It isn’t handiest governors who’ve treasury, the federal authorities additionally has.
What does the EFCC boss do to them? As he’s claiming he has proof on governors, permit him display to the arena proof of these on the federal level.
If he exits workplace, human beings will truely understand he isn’t always an sincere person.
I even have proof towards him. Let him vacate workplace, I am telling you inside 10 seconds likely greater than two hundred humans will deliver evidences of bribe he accumulated from them.
He is aware of what he asked from me however I declined.
So, he asked a bribe of $2 million from me and I actually have proof of this. He is aware of the residence we met, he invited me and informed me the conditions.
He advised me that governors have been going to his workplace however I did not. If I don’t have proof, I won’t say this.”
