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Tambuwal Reveals Details On EFCC Arrest
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Claims APC shields members from prosecution.
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Vows not to be intimidated or blackmailed.
Former Sokoto State Governor and serving Senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that no anti-graft agency or political force can intimidate him following his recent encounter with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that speaking in Sokoto after returning from what he described as a “brief visit” to EFCC custody, Tambuwal explained that he honoured an invitation from the commission on August 6, where he was questioned and released, but told to return on August 10 and 11.
He said that after hours of questioning during his follow-up visit, EFCC operatives insisted on stringent bail conditions before he could be released.
“I told them to tell the EFCC chairman that I am a former Speaker of the House of Representatives with an unblemished record, a two-term Governor of Sokoto State, a serving Senator, and a Commander of the Order of the Niger. I should be allowed to go on self-recognition,” Tambuwal stated.
According to him, his legal team, which included three Senior Advocates of Nigeria, appealed to the EFCC to vary the bail terms, but the operatives refused, forcing him to spend the night in detention. He was released the next morning after meeting the conditions.
Tambuwal questioned the timing of the EFCC’s actions, suggesting they were politically motivated and linked to a “kangaroo commission of inquiry” set up by the Sokoto State government to probe his tenure.
“Why now?” he asked, alleging the move was aimed at discrediting him for being critical of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of selective justice, claiming that joining the party shields individuals from prosecution.
“I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be blackmailed. No one can tarnish my record,” he declared, ruling out any political realignment and insisting he will remain with the coalition for national rescue.
