Seeks extension of sanitisation to INEC, judiciary
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
Foremost rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for removing the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele; and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, AbdulRasheed Bawa; and ordering their probe.
He also applauded Tinubu for the on-going sanitisation in the foreign exchange market, and urged him to extend the fight to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The legal luminary who took to his Twitter, also wants the extension of the fight to the judiciary.
“Full congratulations go to President Tinubu @officialABAT for getting rid of Emefiele, Bawa, fuel subsidy, and forex corruption. Endemic corruption has suffered a massive blow.
“Next, it is for the President to dismantle INEC @inecnigeria. Everyone will agree that logistically, the 2023 elections are the worst in our history. I do not refer to the merits of the election results. 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. However, this means that the INEC Chairman will have to leave office by resignation or removal; otherwise, the reform task will be impeded.
“I quickly add that the suggested reforms have nothing to do with the merits of the 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.”
