Malabu scandal: Group lauds court order on Etete, Adoke, others

Anyone in doubt of President Muhammadu Buhari’s intention to open new frontiers in his anti-corruption crusade should take a second look at the list of individuals declared wanted over the Malabu Oil scandal, the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has said.

The list, according to the group, shows that the President is not prepared to spare so-called sacred cows in line with his commitment to bringing to book any individual or group that may have committed crimes against the Nigerian people.

BMO said in a statement issued Friday in Abuja by its chairman, Niyi Akinsiju and secretary, Cassidy Madueke, that the decision was an unprecedented step that previous Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administrations could not mutter the political will to take.

It read in part: “When news filtered out from an Abuja High Court sitting in Jabi few days ago that warrants have been issued for the arrest of some powerful Nigerians, including two former ministers, Dan Etete and Mohammed Adoke as well as their alleged international collaborators over the Malabu oil scandal, not a few Nigerians were stunned.

“This is understandable because it is rare in the country for high calibre people like a former Petroleum minister and a former Attorney General to be called by any Nigerian authority to account for their misdeeds in office.

“But this is an administration led by a man that has left no doubt about his intentions to work more in the interest of the people. We at BMO are not surprised at the turn of events in a scandal involving one of Nigeria’s most lucrative oil wells.

“We welcome the development and commend the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for keying in into the President’s zero-tolerance stance on corruption.”

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