The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Monday begin investigations into petitions written against President Muhammadu Buhari’s 21 ministerial nominees, according to Punch.
It was learnt that a decision was taken by the leadership of the anti-graft agency last week to start the process of considering petitions forwarded to the National Assembly against the ministerial nominees.
As stated by a source privy to the development, the Senate leadership had contacted the EFCC last week to assist in looking into the petitions written against the ministerial nominees.
The source who is a top official at the EFCC said: “The office would start looking into the petitions written against the ministerial nominees on Monday.
“The National Assembly contacted the commission on the issue and the decision is to start looking at such petitions on Monday.”
Similarly, an operative of the ICPC said on Saturday that the commission was expecting an invitation from the National Assembly leadership to commence investigation into the allegations contained in the petition against the nominees.
The source said it was not possible for the National Assembly to carry out the investigation into the petitions against the nominees without involving the anti-graft agencies.
“It is true that the agency is expecting to be involved in the investigation of the allegations contained in the petitions against the nominees.
“The National Assembly also said it clearly that they were going to involve the anti-graft agencies in the issue of investigating the petition.
“For now, what is not very clear is to what extent they intend to involve the anti-graft agencies.” the source added.