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We Are Not Afraid Of Probe- EFCC

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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, has denied diverting N1trillion of assets recovered from corrupt officials, saying he is prepared to face probe.

Following a petition by the Chief Executive of Public Alert Security Systems, George Uboh, the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, had summoned Mr. Lamorde to appear Wednesday when an investigation into the matter begins.

In his reaction through a statement signed by the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Wilson Uwajuren, Mr. Lamorde said he had no fear for the Senate probe or “request for information regarding its activities by individuals, groups or organs of government; so far as such requests followed due process of law”.

“The EFCC as an agency that is founded on transparency is not afraid of any ‘probe’ or request for information regarding its activities by individuals, groups or organs of government; so far as such requests followed due process of law,” the statement said.

“The EFCC under Lamorde did not need the prompting of anyone, when it commissioned a reputable international audit firm, KPMG to carry out comprehensive audit of exhibits and forfeited assets of the Commission from 2003 to date. The report of the audit will be made public once it is ready.”

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I Am Not Afraid Of Buhari’s Probe- Okonjo-Iweala

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Few hours to the expiration of her tenure, the outgoing Minister of Finance and Coordinator of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has that she is not afraid of being probed by the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.

Following allegations of official corruption, there has been strident calls for the incoming Buhari administration to probe the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan administration.

But, the outgoing President has said that while he is not against such probe, it must extend to the administrations before his, stressing that anything such of that would be a witch-hunt.

Responding to what she described as attack on her by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, the minister, in a statement on Thursday May 28, 2015, Okonjo-Iweala said, “There is no substance in the wild allegations that money is missing from the account or that finances of the country under her watch have not been well managed.”

“I have no reason to fear Buhari. Those who cannot adequately explain what they did with the resources of their states and are begging for bailout are those who should to be scared,” she stated.

Okonjo-Iweala denied claims by Oshiomhole that she has been speaking out lately because of the fear of Buhari.

“If there is any minister whose voice has been strong on the right issues over the past four years, it is Okonjo-Iweala,” she added.

The minister said she has no apologies for insisting that a claim of N159 billion for forex differentials by the marketers out of a total bill of N200billion should go through an additional verification process, stressing that when over 80 per cent of a subsidy claim is made up of forex differentials and not the value of the amount of fuel supplied, the proper thing to do is to ensure that the country is not cheated.

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Boko Haram: Military Not Afraid To Take Over Gamboru Security

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The Nigerian military has disputed comments attributed to unnamed officials Chadian military officers the former were “afraid” to take over the security of Gamboru in Borno State.

This follows its recent liberation by troops from Chad. “There are lots of false information and irresponsible comments being attributed to some foreign sources, which we want to avoid,” read a statement from the Nigerian Defense Headquarters. “Responding to purely because we want to believe such is coming from responsible officers or officials of that country.”

The Nigerian Defense Headquarters said responding to such claims could cause unnecessary distraction in the counter terrorists operations. “We will not respond for now.”

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I am not Scared of Debates – Buhari

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The Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, said that he would not shy away from media debates.

Instead, he would make himself available like he had done in previous elections.

APC added that Buhari would not shy away from explaining his policy plan on how to rebuild Nigeria Nigeria from the abyss of insecurity, comatose economy, decaying infrastructure, massive unemployment and poor public health situation.

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