Buhari asks EFCC to stop probe into Osinbajo after VP waives his immunity and asks them to

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari intervened in the affairs of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently asking the agency to halt investigations against vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo after he waved his immunity and told them to.

Earlier this year, Professor Osinbajo asked the EFCC to investigate him after the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on emergency and disaster preparedness, indicted the governing board of the National Emergency Management Agency (Nema). Nema's board, which is chaired by Professor Osinbajo, was accused of illegally approving a N5.8bn north east intervention fund.

Also in 2020, the vice president was alleged to have collected N4bn from Ibrahim Magu, the former EFCC acting chairman. Professor Osinbajo described the claims as baseless and asked the former inspector-general of police Mohammed Adamu, to investigate the allegations.

Speaking at a private dinner to celebrate Buhari’s 80th birthday, yesterday, Professor Osinbajo said: “One day, I went to him because there were some allegations that were made against me. I went to him to show him the letter I’d written to the EFCC to investigate.

“This time he said, VP, why do you worry about all these people? These people just make all sorts of allegations, they make all sorts of stories up, even they are saying that I am about to get married again. Even some foolish people were waiting at the National Mosque, waiting for me to come and marry again."