Human
Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has implored President Muhammadu
Buhari to personally oversee an investigation into allegation of undue
interference and active undermining of the mandate of the Presidential
Committee on Recovery of Public Property made against Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo and erstwhile Justice Minister Abubakar Malami (SAN) by Mr. Okoi
Obono-Obla.
The
group, in a statement jointly signed by its National Co-ordinator, Emmanuel
Onwubiko and the National Media Affairs Director, Miss Zainab Yusuf, said that
sweeping the damaging allegations under the carpet could mean the end of the
anti-graft battles by the current administration.
It
added that the accusations made by Obono-Obla constituted serious issues that
must be probed forensically if the current administration is to convince the
international community that it does not condone impunity and corruption by
those in the corridors of powers.
“The
fundamental ethos of justice, equity, equality before the law and respect for
the principles of rule of law is that nobody is above the laws of the land. In
effect, this means that no matter the political status of any citizen, everyone
is subjected to the rule of law and no class of people must be graded as
‘untouchables,” it said.
It,
however, stated that it would be absolutely unconstitutional for the President
to gloss over or overlook the serious allegations of unjust interference and
attempts to cripple the functioning of the presidential panel made against key
government officials, including Osinbajo who is now being accused of using his
nominee, the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related
offences Commission (ICPC) to reportedly wage his wars against Obono-Obla.
The
rights group said the media presentation made by Obono-Obla must not be
dismissed as claims of a drowning man since he seems to have provided empirical
body of evidence to support his claims of internal sabotage made against the
Vice President and Malami.
HURIWA,
however, reminded Buhari that his administration need not throw the baby with
the bathwater and must not compromise the anti-graft war.
HURIWA seeks probe of Osinbajo’s alleged interference in property recovery panel’s job
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