The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, and Transparency International Nigeria have expressed concern over the implications of President Bola Tinubu’s direct intervention in the freezing of the accounts of the Osun State government by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Executive Director, CISLAC, and Head of Transparency International Nigeria, in a statement on Friday, said the President’s direct instruction to the EFCC to seek the lifting of a court order raises serious questions about the operational independence of Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption agencies and judiciary in Nigeria.
The CSOs insisted that EFCC acted within its mandate in freezing the state’s accounts.
Noting that the EFCC was established by law to investigate, prevent and prosecute economic and financial crimes, Rafsanjani stressed that its effectiveness depends considerably on its ability to discharge these responsibilities professionally, impartially and without political interference.
“If the freezing of the Osun State Government
