Wike To Osinbajo: Sack Magu Also For Overthrowing Two State Govt

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said that the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu should also be sack for overthrowing the Governments of Benue and Akwa Ibom States .

Wike who addressing newsmen in Government House Port Harcourt on Thursday called on the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo to immediate sack Magu like he did to Daura for the invasion of the National Assembly.

He said argued that the desecration of the National Assembly and attempt to cripple entire state governments carried equal weight, stressing however that the freezing of the accounts of the two states is more grievous than the NASS invasion.

According to the governor, the unconstitutional freezing of the accounts of the two states is tantamount to the closure of the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary of the two two states.

“I am calling for the sack of the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu for overthrowing a tier government. The mere fact that the two accounts have been re-opened does not mean that a crime was not committed.

“When you freeze the account of the State Government, you have overthrown that government. Without funds, a state cannot function. This means the shutdown of government business at Executive, Legislature and Judiciary in the affected states”.

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Governor Wike maintained that the impunity of the EFCC “can no longer be overlooked because it has the capacity to destroy democracy”.

He said that the action of the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum who had condemned the illegality was not enough, stressing that the Governors Forum must stand up to defend the independence of states as the second tier of government.

Governor Wike however called for the prosecution of Ibrahim Magu, saying if the Director General of DSS can be sacked for overthrowing just one arm of Federal Government, then Magu should be sacked.

He said: “The Chairman of that Agency overthrew the Governments of Benue and Akwa Ibom States. Remember that this country is a Federation consisting of federating Units. As a federal system, we have three tiers of Government. These tiers of Government share the funds that accrue to the Federation monthly.

“It disheartens some of us to see the inconsistency of this government. This particular agency thrives on impunity. It disobeys court orders at will and on reckless anti-democratic actions. This impunity must stop”.

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