Human rights lawyer, Mr. Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has
described the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
Mr. Ibrahim Magu, as a “great man” with integrity.
He said this at the 1st National Anti-Corruption
Stakeholder’s Summit at the EFCC Academy in Abuja on Monday.
Ozekhome, whose N70m account has been frozen by the EFCC
due to his links to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, thanked the EFCC
for inviting him despite their differences.
The senior advocate, who had last week, challenged Magu’s
legitimacy as the acting Chairman of the EFCC following his rejection by the
Senate, said he had nothing against Magu as he had known the EFCC boss since
1997.
He said, “When I received the invitation to come for this
summit, I was quite intrigued. I said to myself that Magu’s EFCC which had just
seized my money from a court ordered unfrozen account is involving me. I said
this man has a very large heart and I must attend it.
“Let me make this point clear, I don’t discuss
individuals, I discuss institutions that is why I believe that our institutions
should be strengthened and not individuals. I have known Magu and Lamorde since
1997/1998/1999 during the failed bank tribunals and these are great men.
“These are great men with integrity. So, when we disagree
it is simply on how to move the nation forward. It has nothing to do with
individuals or personalities. I still believe that he is a great man and a man
of integrity.”
He, however, questioned the methods being employed by the
commission regarding the fight against corruption.
Ozekhome joked that he would continue to defeat the EFCC
in court because the problem the commission had was its shoddy method of
investigation and not the judiciary.
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