According to human rights attorney Femi Falana, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, are here to stay.
This is in the midst of contentious proposals to abolish the EFCC.
Approximately sixteen governors nationwide are calling for the anti-graft agency to be abolished.
A lawsuit was brought by sixteen state governors contesting the validity of the laws that created the organization.
The Supreme Court scheduled the hearing for October 22 on Wednesday.
The states of Ondo, Edo, Oyo, Ogun, Nassarawa, Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto, Jigawa, Enugu, Benue, Anambra, Plateau, Cross River, and Niger joined the lawsuit that was initially brought by the Kogi State Government.
The sixteen states are depending on the idea that the constitution is the ultimate law and that any legislation that fails to comply with it is void.
Falana, who made an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, suggested that instead of contesting the EFCC’s legitimacy, the states should look for ways to guarantee that the government does not govern the organization.
Like the Code of Conduct Tribunal, I believe that the EFCC and the ICPC are here to stay. Falana stated on the show that we had to demand actions to give these institutions autonomy and remove them from governmental control.
Additionally, the Supreme Court has argued on numerous occasions that the EFCC and EFCC should not be governed by the federal government because they are common.
“These are common agencies to combat financial crimes, economic crimes, and corruption in our nation.”
