Former spokesman for the South-East to President Bola Tinubu, Josef Onoh, has urged the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, to submit himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Onoh made the call in a statement on Wednesday while reacting to Malami’s call for the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to recuse himself from his investigations.
He accused Malami of hypocrisy and a blatant disregard for the rule of law.
According to him, Malami’s claims of political persecution were inconsistent with his record as AGF, during which he alleged that court orders were repeatedly disobeyed and prosecutions politicised.
On the handling of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Onoh said actions taken during Malami’s tenure were widely criticised for violating court orders.
He dismissed Malami’s reliance on the Justice Ayo Salami panel report as grounds for demanding Olukoyede’s recusal, arguing that the EFCC chairman’s previous role as secretary to the panel does not preclude him from overseeing investigations.
Onoh maintained that the EFCC should be allowed to carry out its statutory duties without interference, stressing that no former public office holder is immune from investigation.
He further challenged Malami to submit himself to due process and defend his actions in court if he believes he has no case to answer.