After two days of grilling over a corruption petition concerning the 8 years of his stewardship as Governor of Akwa Ibom State, the EFCC is now weighing options on prosecution of Godswill Akpabio.
An EFCC official said that investigation on Senator Akpabio will soon be concluded and that he could still be summoned in connection with the probe being conducted by the agency.
The official said: “I can tell you that once we conclude the current phase of investigation on the former governor, we will decide if there is enough evidence to charge him to court.
“Once we are satisfied that we have a good case against him, we shall prosecute him.”
Petitioner calls for Lamorde’s resignation
The lawyer, in a new petition to President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, accused Lamorde of mentoring Akpabio on how to write statements that would enable him escape culpability in the corruption case, and asked that he should hands off the matter until a new helmsman is appointed for the agency.
Ekpenyong said that given the evidence already in public domain, there was no need for EFCC to be shopping for evidence to prosecute the former governor and retrieve the state’s funds from him and his associates.
Ekpenyong said: “Lamorde should resign because he is working in league with Akpabio to stall his prosecution. What he is doing now is mere window dressing in the media to give the impression that he is serious about trying the former governor.
“That is why I have sent a new petition to the Presidency to remove Lamorde from the case and appoint a man with integrity to handle the case.”
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