A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Jesutega Onokpasa, has said that in as much as President Bola Tinubu is interested in fighting corruption, he has no hand in Yahaya Bello’s matter.
Onokpasa who was the Head, Tinubu Media Support in the 2023 presidential campaign, in an interview monitored on Arise TV, stressed that President Tinubu’s name should not be mentioned in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s probe of the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
He insisted that “President Bola Tinubu has not said anything concerning this matter. He is not involved in this matter. He is not interested in the matter. President Bola Tinubu does not get involved in matters of such.
“He will fight corruption according to laws. Let nobody mention the name of President Bola Tinubu in this matter. We know where this nonsense is coming from. It is just shenanigans.”
He added that all courts in the country has to be obeyed as no individual or organisation is above the law.
He continued, “There is a valid court order. The order says do not arrest this person. There was even a variation to the order. Go to appeal, and seek leave of the Court of Appeal to prosecute the gentle man. Even if the court order has come from a customary court, it should be obeyed. Nobody is above the law. The motto of EFCC is “Nobody is Above the Law” starting with the EFCC, not even the Attorney General of the Federation, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), is above the law. Who is above the law? Not even somebody with immunity is above the law. The immunity is there to aid you to execute the law. No one is above the law, not an agency. The EFCC chairman who can only jail cross dressers is there thumbing his nose at our courts.”
