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Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
3 days ago
Overview
Several senior figures linked to the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari are being investigated and prosecuted for alleged corruption totalling an estimated N3.47 trillion.
• Experts raise questions about accounting system
• ‘Looting borrowed fund worsens crisis for future generation’
• Ajibola: Nigeria needs to copy China’s ruthless anti-corruption law
Several senior figures linked to the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari are being investigated and prosecuted for alleged corruption totalling an estimated N3.47 trillion.
The scale of the allegations, unfolding amid a crippling debt burden left behind by the Buhari-led administration, has reignited debates over accountability, selective justice, and the true cost of Buhari’s eight-year presidency.
At the centre of the storm are former ministers and top officials widely perceived as close allies of the late past president and members of the current ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating Chris Ngige, a former Minister of Labour, over an alleged N2.2 billion fraud.
More: https://guardian.ng/news/buharis-legacy-on-trial-as-emefiele-ex-ministers-face-n3-5tr-graft-probe/
