The dragnet of this administration’s stand against corruption is itching closer to the former President Goodluck Jonathan as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the office of former Vice President Namadi Sambo on Saturday.
Sambo is the latest high-profile official to be investigated for the corruption that flourished under unabated under the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. “The office of the former Vice President was raided by officials of the EFCC in relation to an ongoing investigation. In the process, some useful documents were found,” said the source at the EFCC.
Goodluck’s former National Security Adviser-Sambo Dasuki, several former ministers and a former militant leader from the Niger Delta are among those who have been charged with various forms of fraud.
One major EFCC investigation, prompted by a presidential committee report, is focusing on how a sum of $2.1 billion intended for arms procurement was allegedly misused by the Office of the National Security Advisor and other former military officials.
Buhari alleges that mind-boggling sums were plundered from the state coffers, which left the country with only paltry savings after several years of record high oil prices. Oil sales make up the bulk of government revenues for the OPEC member.
The People’s Democratic Party, ousted by Buhari after dominating politics since military rule ended in 1999, has accused its successor of conducting a witch hunt.
