Feb 14th, 2007
EFCC Has No Case Against Mimiko – Ribadu
I’m Not OBJ’s Attack Dog – Ribadu. This News Cover Story by Ademola Adegbamigbe. Excerpts:
Q: The President went to Ondo State the other day and he talked about Olusegun Mimiko, a candidate who is contesting the Ondo State gubernatorial position on the platform of Labor Party. He specifically said he will send the EFCC after him. Is EFCC now an attack dog of the President?
A: No, but the President is entitled to his opinion just like other Nigerians. You can say somebody has a case to answer and you can freely say it. Nobody can stop you from voicing your opinion. I do not think what the President said has anything to do with what we are doing. And if you look at it critically, is that name in the list that you saw?
Q: But do you not think that statement is portraying the EFCC as a dog which can be ordered to do the bidding of the President?
A: Are you saying he is not entitled to his opinion? Or he cannot complain? If he has an issue with a candidate, can’t he complain? Don’t you even give him credit for being honest enough to make it public? If the genuine intention was to stop the candidate, he would not have said it in public. So, people are just capitalising on every incident to make an unnecessary case. For your information, we don’t have anything against Mimiko.
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