[Mhiz Rebecca]

Former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has revealed
that 99% of those arrested during his tenure over
allegations of corruption, were members of the then
ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He stated this at a reception organized for former
president Olusegun Obasanjo last weekend.
Ribadu, however, insisted that Obasanjo refused to
interfere with the activities of the anti-graft agency.
“Things really happened during that period and there
were a couple of difficult moments because 99 per cent
of the people we arrested were Peoples Democratic
Party members.
“He (Obasanjo) exercised self-restraint; he refused to
interfere with the day-to-day running of the EFCC.
“Obasanjo is a living proof that hard work does not kill. I
wish he would never retire. You can’t afford to retire,”
Ribadu said.