A new law recently signed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State now mandates anti-graft agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and similar agencies to hand over corruption cases to the state government.
Sunday punch reports that the law was signed last week by the State Governor.
Section 13(3) of the law states that, “The Commission shall upon commencement of this law, take over the investigation of all anti corruption and financial crime cases involving the finances and assets of Lagos State Government being investigated by any other agency.”
Section 13(5) adds that, “The Commission shall have the power to the exclusion of any other agency or body to investigate and coordinate the investigation of corruption and financial crime cases involving the finances and assets of the state government.”
Three of the former governors of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode are reported to be under investigation by the EFCC.
The EFCC is also said to be investigating the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa who contributed to facilitating the passage of the law.
Sunday punch also reports that the EFCC had written a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau in November, requesting to make available the asset declaration forms of Bola Tinubu and Babatunde Raji Fashola as part of a wider probe.
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