BUKOLA Saraki, President of the Senate, has said that the controversy surrounding the recovery of N13.3 billion ($43.3 million) from an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been poorly managed by the anti-graft agency and the parties involved.

He also said the EFCC has a responsibility to tell Nigerians who the money belongs to, as it had become embarrassing that up till now there was no clarity on the ownership of the money.

Saraki’s remarks on the cash discovery were made last night on Arise News Night, a current affairs programme on Arise News Network, just as it was gathered that the EFCC has obtained a warrant from a court to search all the apartments in Osborne Towers where the cash was discovered.

The Senate President said what was presently going on was not good for the image of the country, and the National Assembly, as a last resort, might step in if the parties involved are unable to resolve it and tell Nigerians what is going on.

“I believe this is something simple that the organisation (EFCC) should manage, even before the speculation started coming out. The circus has to come to end as to whether it belongs to individuals, companies, agencies or a state government.

“We, however, believe they will sort it out and eventually tell Nigerians who owns the money. Nigerians deserve to know. The circus must stop,” he said.

He said Nigerians should not see the anti-corruption campaign of the present administration as the fight of President Muhammadu Buhari, but should be seen as a Nigerian fight, as it can only be won when viewed as an institutional issue rather than a personal one.

“I believe progress will be made faster if the process is transparent. Those are ways to strengthen institutions. When the process is transparent up to the investigative stage, people will not believe that it is because of this person that so, so, person is being prosecuted.

“Corrupt people are very patient, but with a transparent process, the fight against corruption will be won.

“On our part, we are doing all it takes to strengthen institutions. We have four bills before us, one is with the Constitution Amendment Committee, one has been taken back by the executive,” he said.

When asked if it was a failure of law enforcement that the EFCC did not monitor the Ikoyi apartment, Saraki said: “I would rather not comment and prejudge them because they might come before us.

“But clearly, Nigerians must know, to save us this embarrassment. I believe they should come out and tell us who owns the money. I believe an agency like this should monitor and clear this mess.”

igbozionism:
time for the legislators to deal with our incompetent and monumentally corrupt executive!

sarrki:


A criminal house of rogues

Presided over by the Baba Adinni facing corrupt charges

SillyMods:
Useless NASS that is so irresponsible and confused it doesn't even know who and what to summon for.

igbozionism:


the executive grass cutters, Dubai house owners and ministers that keep and burry millions of dollars in aso rock and ikoyi towers needs to be dealt with first

igbozionism:


e pain am. saraki must expose the executive loot

igbozionism:


the executive grass cutters, Dubai house owners and ministers that keep and burry millions of dollars in aso rock and ikoyi towers needs to be dealt with first

sarrki:




Even if Satan will go against buhari

I know wailers will sing his name to high praises

SillyMods:

Your own level of zombieesm surpasses the known type.
Your god, the Otuoke Drunk aka INEFFECTUAL BUFFOON surely knows about that money. The man is as useless as fart.

igbozionism:


sorry I wasn't aware that the 15bn was discovered during gejs tenure. change of money wey remain from amaechi sell of 312m dollars gas turbine wey im use finance buhari campaign.

igbozionism:


even if efcc and a court indicts buhari of corruption you and your types will claim that efcc and the judiciary is corrupt. my brother is buhari a saint and God sent?

SillyMods:

Na Wike do you the thing. E no go beta for am. Say Amen so you can be cured.

sarrki:



His antecedents have shown that he's better off than most of them claiming to be our leaders

igbozionism:


see the crux of the matter is that we should be neutral. buhari and saraki are both corrupt and I don't think it is wise if we start supporting the executive because we love buhari. the senate has the right to confirm or reject magu and summon anybody the deem not performing well, they are simply doing their constitutional duties and don't need to be suppressed by the executive using influenced public opinion.

besides both saraki and buhari na APC

drss2:
Planting "public funds" here n there by efcc only to confidcate it n make propaganda out of it for 2019 elections is d worst form of corruption

d whistle blowing policy of dis govt has become a business wia by a cabal who want magu retain as efcc chairman collude with "big govt pipul" to obtain govt monies to plant at strategic locations. den whistle to efcc about d monies at d locations. no wonder most of d monies recovered ar without owners. why will they it was govt money in d first place. as efcc recovers d "planted govt money", d cabal makes cool 5% on it free of charge. a win win situation for both parties. d cabal make their 5% n magu get image laundary. if dis is not wickedness on d highest level den nijeriyans ar in for it. no be wicked corruption be dis making money with public funds fighting kworoption indeed. dis is similar to d foriegn currency exchange corruption they did with cbn. no doubt d monumental corruption currently going on under dis regime has surpass dat of abacha!

at d end of dis charade they call fighting corruption, d total value of real monies recovered will be far far less dan wat was displayed on pictures n youtube videos by efcc propaganda machinery.

d senate should efcc to give account of d total monies they recovered.

SillyMods:

Your own level of zombieesm surpasses the known type.
Your god, the Otuoke Drunk aka INEFFECTUAL BUFFOON surely knows about that money. The man is as useless as fart.

sarrki:
Criminals wants to take over

The Senate lacks the moral stand to take over anything
In this country
House if rogues and criminals

Jesusloveyou:
The criminal said i would rather not comment and prejudge efcc for they not to come after us.

When asked if it was a failure of law enforcement that the EFCC did not monitor the Ikoyi apartment, Saraki said: “I would rather not comment and prejudge them because they might come before us.

freeze001:


Keep shut will you!
Rubbish!

Jesusloveyou:
they is commonsense in the zig-zad you type here.
Efcc plant the money there, what a deceptive tactic by pdp.
Pdp is already affraid of the investigation.

freeze001:



Eye problems? Or contrived ignorance?

SillyMods:

Your god, the Otuoke Drunk aka INEFFECTUAL BUFFOON surely knows about that money. The man is as useless as fart.

SillyMods:


Sorry to inform you, in my books, PMB is not corrupt. If you have facts, bring them forth and not the lies being propagated by your pained PDP losers.

SillyMods:

Show us where it is written in the constitution that the senate must confirm the chairman of effcc?. It's only in the EFCC Act and not in the constitution. And when such clash occurs btw the constitution and any other Act, the constitution reigns supreme.

Sorry to inform you, in my books, PMB is not corrupt. If you have facts, bring them forth and not the lies being propagated by your pained PDP losers.