Is EFCC looking for scapegoat(s) within the innocent publics who are neither politicians nor public servants, as a possible alternative to close this can of canker worms in favour of Bello?
By Godwin Akomah
The circus nature of this theatrical displays by EFCC and ex- Kogi state governor, Alh.Yahaya Bello is a familiar terrain to Nigerians who are the spectators.
We can always remind ourselves, other casts like: ex- Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu; the ex-petroleum minister, Dieziani Allison Madueke (supposedly divorced); some privileged persons in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) just to mention a few.
Nonetheless, the publics whose attention is always captured theatrically on this indefinite episodes have their insatiable expectations for a conclusive drama always dashed per time.
But how would we know that the almighty EFCC is action-packed, if they carry out their duties discreetly and only get the publics concerned with end results?
Comparatively, the last EFCC administration that retired or fizzled out with Buhari regime had a huge success with several convictions against yahoo boys, even the ones that swindled their victims as low as N10,000!, please don’t get me wrong! At this juncture, I am only looking at a proverbial great hunter that carries elephant on his head, antelope on the shoulder and attempting to catch a cricket inside a burrow with his toes.
Smart conclusions like snake swallowing stashed huge sums of cash inside a well secured room, achieved a pre-cast motive targeted result at entertaining the publics with distractions.
There are angles one can begin to guess at the possible mindset of the publics on this Yahaya Bello/EFCC grandstanding.
Is it because Yahaya Bello is an APC member that EFCC can’t be swift or decisive enough to get him to face the panel of justice?
Has EFCC committed error in the course of gathering evidence strong enough to get him convicted?
is “oga on top” having any vested interest that counters EFCC’s avowed motive?
is EFCC working to prove the publics’ mindset right as usual?
Is EFCC looking for scapegoat(s) within the innocent publics who are neither politicians nor public servants, as a possible alternative to close this can of canker worms in favour of Bello?
Many angles indeed!
Anyway, it may interest the anti graft agents to find out that the publics is not excited about the would-be end result, as they are used to not witnessing conclusive operations from them.
Mentioning N80.2 billion, unaccounted public funds allegedly in Bello’s possession is one thing, the ability to recover this staggering amount is where the usual drama anchors. We are watching with keen interest to see how it will all end
These anti-graft enforcers of our time, have successfully mystify their ability to conclude high profile financial malfeasances with melo drama.
My heart goes out to the EFCC boss, as his willing spirit can’t work in consonance with a weak body.
Really not his fault!!
It’s like probing into the systemic network operations of NNPCL, to proffer solution to our moribund oil refineries.
Blame game?! we are used to it.
If EFCC thinks they can out smart Yahaya Bello on this blame game acts, they had better return to the drawing board if they still have any.
Every subsequent political regimes that have exhausted their elected life span always acquire more experience, cumulatively, on how not to be cut in the web of EFCC probe on their financial malfeasance because over time, EFCC have porously continued to apply the same strategies that are very familiar to these politicians and their likes, that host a lot of loopholes for escape.
The law is not even helping matters, where plea bargain is the highest results achieved so far by the anti graft agencies even when a politician has been successfully cornered.
The bible says that our prophets give false prophecies to the people, and the people prefer it to be so.
Even people that were victims of Bello’s maladministration, are in the fore front, protesting against any form of justice against him.
” EFCC is eager to engage the former governor in a court room where the avalanche of evidence so painstakingly assembled can be presented and arguments marshalled for justice to be served to all the parties involved in this saga…”
Yes, well said! But this is not the first time we are reading this fire-spit from the anti graft agents that ended up in a cold room for perpetual freezing and never seen unfreezing again even with the hottest political threats rising up against corruption; Buhari, the former president as a case study, who deceived the public with his anti corruption mantra during his campaign for support to wrest power from Goodluck Jonathan, another ex-president.
Mentioning N80.2 billion, unaccounted public funds allegedly in Bello’s possession is one thing, the ability to recover this staggering amount is where the usual drama anchors.
We are watching with keen interest to see how it will all end.
•Godwin Akomah, a product of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism Ogba, writes from Umuahia, Abia State.
•Opinions, positions or thoughts expressed here are personal and strictly of the writers/authors and not The Daily Crucible.
