Few days ago, December 04, 2014, we revisited the unresolved petroleum subsidy scam perpetrated by bogus petroleum marketers on NNPC and the show of shame of the EFCC boss in the process. The story is not new. Why I revisit it few days ago is understandable. The leading characters within the group are the children of very powerful political leaders. And the repeated lies by EFCC and the unbelievable state of denial that the Presidency has degenerated to in the whole saga since the completion of the Aigbojie Investigatory panel, leave much to be desired. Therefore, reading the attached story this morning was a welcome development. At last, EFCC realizes that Nigerians are watching and will be watching as long as hamiltonatlarge.blogspot.com is on it. Dropping names of the thieving children of prominent political leaders before visiting Diplomats as proof that you are not under the influence of the Presidency or interest groups in your prosecution of fraudulent Petroleum Marketers, as Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde did was childish, deceitful and professionally repugnant.
Of what national interest is a trial when the Chief Prosecutor or law enforcement czar is inwardly indisposed to conviction of the culprits. It is not enough to empanelled a grand jury, when you do not nurse any intent to prosecute or how to mobilize your resources to ensure diligent prosecution. That is not just a professional failing, it is also a moral failing of monumental proportion.
Point is, EFCC doesn't know how to manage its case load and it is not abreast of the enormity of the disillusionment created in us by the arrogance of the privileged few who perpetrated the scam.
That impeached Governor Nyako was able to evade the apprehension of EFCC, vindicates those of us who have always insisted that the Immunity Clause in the 1999 Constitution, as amended, is not the cause of our inability to surmount corrupt practices at public places, but the weakness of our law enforcement agencies.
The inability of EFCC to secure conviction of Bamanga Turku's son and his friends, despite the overwhelming evidence of corrupt enrichment proven beyond reasonable doubt by two separate investigatory bodies, is another example.
At this point in time, Nigerians want to read stories of forfeiture or stories of contrite by petroleum marketers.
They want to read about the incarceration of the bogus marketers for failing to surrender their loots to the state, not claim of bogus trial bandied about the media circle and before foreign dignitaries that has become the trademarks of EFCC and its Chairman.
EFCC should by now know how to mobilize its unlimited legal resources, to always be at alert, and on standby to surmount the often repeated bogus motions for adjournment and baseless interim or permanent injunction orders at the prompting of defense counsels.
It is my hope that the Presidency stay on the case this time, not just for the period of the Presidential election, but always after.
Of what national interest is a trial when the Chief Prosecutor or law enforcement czar is inwardly indisposed to conviction of the culprits. It is not enough to empanelled a grand jury, when you do not nurse any intent to prosecute or how to mobilize your resources to ensure diligent prosecution. That is not just a professional failing, it is also a moral failing of monumental proportion.
Point is, EFCC doesn't know how to manage its case load and it is not abreast of the enormity of the disillusionment created in us by the arrogance of the privileged few who perpetrated the scam.
That impeached Governor Nyako was able to evade the apprehension of EFCC, vindicates those of us who have always insisted that the Immunity Clause in the 1999 Constitution, as amended, is not the cause of our inability to surmount corrupt practices at public places, but the weakness of our law enforcement agencies.
The inability of EFCC to secure conviction of Bamanga Turku's son and his friends, despite the overwhelming evidence of corrupt enrichment proven beyond reasonable doubt by two separate investigatory bodies, is another example.
At this point in time, Nigerians want to read stories of forfeiture or stories of contrite by petroleum marketers.
They want to read about the incarceration of the bogus marketers for failing to surrender their loots to the state, not claim of bogus trial bandied about the media circle and before foreign dignitaries that has become the trademarks of EFCC and its Chairman.
EFCC should by now know how to mobilize its unlimited legal resources, to always be at alert, and on standby to surmount the often repeated bogus motions for adjournment and baseless interim or permanent injunction orders at the prompting of defense counsels.
It is my hope that the Presidency stay on the case this time, not just for the period of the Presidential election, but always after.
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