Ola Olukoyode, the new chairman of the EFCC, appeared to be a game changer in the country’s war against corruption. He has been vocal about his commitment to prosecuting any former governor found in the act.
Soon after resuming office, Olukoyode expressed the anti-graft agency’s readiness to revisit and restart some stalled multi-billionaire corruption cases, particularly against some former governors.
Some former governors have been accused of looting or mismanaging monies huge enough for health care centres, water, electricity, schools, good roads and other basic amenities for the people of their states, particularly those in the rural communities.
However, the prosecutions of the accused governors have either been stalled for political reasons or unnecessary technicalities by the court.
About 13 former governors were accused of stealing billions in their respective states. These former governors are either dragged or charged to court by the EFCC but their cases are yet to come to a logical conclusion.
This has raised concerns among Nigerians, who believe that some of the former governors are strong enough to not be tried by the anti-graft agency.
The former governors whose cases have been stalled and the EFCC is likely to revisit are listed below:
Below is the list of jailed former governors:
Dariye was elected governor of Plateau State in 1999 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but was impeached three years into his second term by eight or 24 lawmakers.
The EFCC charged Dariye with 23 counts bordering on money laundering. He was convicted on July 12, 2018, and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
