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The Federal Government, on Friday, warned that defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, would not deter it from pursing corruption cases against governors and other political office holders.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, in a statement that was made available to newsmen by his media aide, Mr. Kamarudeen Ogundele, said the President Bola Tinubu’s istration would continue to uphold the rule of law and would not falter in the fight against corruption, no matter whose ox is gored.

The AGF stated FG’s position while refuting a claim by an aide to a former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

He said there was no truth in the allegation by Atiku’s aide, Mr. Paul Ibe, that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Justice, met a former and incumbent governor of a South-South state, 48 hours to their defection to the ruling APC.

The AGF said his attention was drawn to the claim which Atiku’s aide made during an interview he granted on a national television.

Describing the allegation as contemptuous, the AGF stressed that though Mr. Ibe failed to mention the names of the defectors, “the discerning of the public know those he could have been referring to,” he added.

“However, we wish to state categorically that the allegation is from the pit of hell, and at best, a figment of imagination of Mr Ibe.

“We know as a fact that the EFCC chairman and the Solicitor General of the Federation never met any serving or former governor as alleged by him.

“We appeal to the of the public to disregard the insinuation as it was a feeble attempt to discredit President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led istration’s fight against corruption.


“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s istration will continue to uphold the rule of law and will not falter in the fight against corruption no matter whose ox is gored,” the statement read.

Likewise, the EFCC, in a separate statement by its spokesperson, Mr. Dele Oyewale, maintained that Ibe’s claims that its Chairman, Ola Olukayode, held a secret meeting with an unnamed politician, was unfounded.

The anti-graft agency noted that Atiku’s aide had on May 22, during the television interview, “bared his mind on sundry theories, conjectures and assumptions relating to opposition politics and defections.”


It said the allegation that its Chairman and the Solicitor General of the Federation met with the said governor befire his defection to the APC, was “patently fabricated and in bad taste.”

“Olukoyede has stressed it at several fora that he is apolitical and the EFCC totally wired against partisan tendencies.

“The public is ened to disregard the alleged meeting with the unnamed Governor as it only exists in the imagination of Ibe,” EFCC’s statement further read.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/defection-to-apc-wont-stop-trial-of-corrupt-governors-fg/

After defection, any other Court process is an academic exercise and a smokescreen.

Thrash!!

The current Tinubu-led APC government lacks any genuine commitment to combating corruption.

President Tinubu has neither the capacity nor the willingness to confront deeply rooted corruption. I am confident that his istration will not prosecute or imprison any high-profile APC member implicated in the misappropriation of public funds. A pertinent example is Betta Edu, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, and the former governor of kogi state Yahaya Bello, both continues to walk free despite serious allegations.

Yahaya bello .... laughing out loud in the group chat

psucc:
After defection, any other Court process is an academic exercise and a smokescreen.

Has anyone been convicted?

Lori iro

Gamdoje and Yahaya Bello smiling in their 3D glasses

Tell that to your deadbeat zombies. A ruling government party that have the likes of Gandollar, Orji Uzor Kalu, Yahaya Bello among many hardened well know ignoble fellas can't shame the shameless. Nonsense!

Bobloco:

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/defection-to-apc-wont-stop-trial-of-corrupt-governors-fg/

Dey play. It certainly won't hurt their cases.

Yinmu!

Nobi today abeg......

Why are these ones fooling themselves?

True talk

Should I make a list of governors or allow FG to keep fooling themselves?

Who is deceiving who abeg ?

Lamba!

Lies and propaganda

Same story as we heard during Lifeless regime.

psucc:
After defection, any other Court process is an academic exercise and a smokescreen.

Among the defectors, mention those having corruption cases.

This one na fa fa fa...fowl

APC is a cesspit of corruption and known criminals.

From Buhari to Tinubu all the way to their online eRats - terrible sets of people.

Let them name a former Governor who has been tried and convicted

Anyone believing this babalawo does that at his own peril

Keep deceiving yourselves as if we are new to the antics of this Tinubu and APC government.

Be decieving yourself

Prosecute the APC party Chairman - Alhaji Umar Ganduje whose corruption is even the most brazen and has a video recording making investigation very simple.

Secondly Yahaya Bello seen frolicking with the Government, Thirdly Ikpeazu of Abia who brazenly allocated N10B for an imaginary Airport.

Orji Uzor Kalu that debited and converted the Abia state Government directly to his Sloak for personal use.

Clowns !

Can corruption fight corruption?

Pot calling kettle black

We don't expect them to say anything different.

Laughable caption!. Apc as a party stand for (comedy). They are all comedians.

Start with the Senate presido

Just the way Yahaya Belo was tied and sentenced. Mad people !