Famous lawyer Olisa Agbakoba has written to both chambers of the National Assembly, pointing out that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was “unconstitutionally established.”
This comes as the Senior Advocate of Nigeria highlighted the difficulties occasioned by constitutional hurdles in the fight against corruption.
In two separate letters to the Senate and House of Representatives, dated October 14, 2024, Agbakoba stated, “I very strongly believe the EFCC is unconstitutionally established. The powers under which it was established go beyond the powers of the National Assembly. The EFCC is an unlawful organisation.”
The letters were addressed separately to the chairpersons of the respective Committees on the Review of the 1999 Constitution in the National Assembly: Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu.
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