BREAKING: PDP Demands EFCC Apology Over Deleted Controversial Social Media Post on Zamfara Governor

• The Zamfara chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the controversial social media post made by the EFCC
• In the viral post later dropped by the anti-graft agency, Governor Dauda Lawal was mentioned in a N9 billion involving former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke
• The post, released as a news report, captured statements from the former petroleum minister

Legit.ng journalist Segun Adeyemi has over 9 years of experience covering political events, civil societies, courts, and metro

Gusau, Zamfara - The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is demanding an apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a contentious Instagram post implicating Governor Dauda Lawal in alleged fraud with former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke.

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Reportedly, the EFCC has removed the controversial story that quoted Diezani Allison-Madueke discussing money laundering allegations against her.

The social media post, which claimed the former minister spoke in a UK interview, was deleted from the EFCC's official Instagram handle.

In a statement released on December 23, the PDP's state publicity secretary, Alhaji Aliyu Bello Oando, highlighted that Governor Dauda Lawal was acquitted of all corruption charges by Nigeria's Supreme Court on March 12, 2021.

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Alhaji Oando expressed disappointment in the EFCC for allowing the dissemination of fake news on its platform, emphasising that the Supreme Court had dismissed the EFCC's appeal against Governor Dauda Lawal in 2021 and ordered the release of the N9,080,000,000.00 seized from him.

He said:

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“Pulling down the fake story is not sufficient. The anti-corruption body should issue a disclaimer and promptly apologise for this avoidable and costly unprofessionalism.”

Earlier, Legit.ng reached out to a source to Governor Lawal to confirm the authenticity of the allegation stated in the story that the EFCC pulled down.

The source said:

"It is fake news peddled through the Instagram page of EFCC, but they have removed it since.That exposes the sneaky motive behind it.They will tender an apology soon."

Diezani denies reports of interview in London

Meanwhile, Alison-Madueke has denied recent reports of an interview in London where she allegedly begged President Tinubu to allow her to return to Nigeria amid corruption charges.

The ex-minister, who fled Nigeria in 2015 and faces corruption charges in both Nigeria and the UK, described the reports as "fake" and "concocted."

The purported interview debunked by the ex-minister had claimed she was willing to confess to financial misconduct and implicated Zamfara state Governor Dauda Lawal in the corruption scandal.

Source: Legit.ng