Alhaji Yusuf Maitama-Sule, former Minister of National Guidance, has called for a ban on public officers convicted of looting public funds from partaking in partisan politics and holding public office
Maitama-Sule told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Sunday that the ban should be backed by law passed by the National Assembly.
“But this will be possible when there is a law to back it and we hope the law will be enacted soon to support the idea,” he said.
He noted that the fear of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by public officers was now the beginning of wisdom.
“EFCC has done extremely well in the discharge of its responsibilities so far, as there are a lot of recovered looted funds now.
“But the biggest challenge for EFCC is that it can investigate but it does not have the power to spend money and utilise it for other purposes.
Maitama-Sule, who is also a former Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, also...
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