By Tayo Alabi
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa on Tuesday said he would be ready to leave the job if anyone tried to make him to do what was illegal.
According to Bawa, the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in United Kingdom since leaving office in 2015.
He revealed that no fewer than 80 choice property valued at $80 million have also been seized from her and handed over to the federal government.
Bawa, who disclosed this, also served a notice that he was ready to relinquish his position if anyone brought pressure on him to do what was not legal in the discharge of his duties.
“There are several cases surrounding Diezani’s case. I was part of that investigation, and we have done quite a lot. In one of the cases, we recovered $153 million; we have secured the final forfeiture of over 80 property in Nigeria valued at about $80 million. We have done quite a bit on that.
“The other cases as it relates to the $115 million INEC bribery, is also ongoing across the federation. We are looking forward to the time we will, maybe, have her in the country, and, of course, review things and see what will happen going forward. The case has certainly not been abandoned.’’
But responding to a question as to how he would be dealing with powerful government officials in the discharge of his assignment as EFCC chair, Bawa said he would be ready to leave the job if anyone tried to make him to do what was illegal.
“I am not going to pay allegiance to individuals in the government,” he said.
