Investigations have not revealed prima facie case against the suspects and Nigeria is not an exception

“As to the allegation of withdrawal of the corruption case of N25bn against former Gombe State Governor, Senator Danjuma Goje; the first point of correction is that the AGF did not withdraw a N25 Billion case.

“The EFCC had filed a 21- count charge of N8bn against Senator Goje and had been prosecuting same for over eight (8) years without the AGF’s interference but after a No Case Submission filed by Senator Goje, 19 of the 21 counts making up the N8bn were struck out by the court leaving only two counts bordering on the manner in which the sale of some old buses belonging to Gombe State Transport Company between 2003 and 2011 were handled under the watch of Senator Goje

“It was the said last two counts that the AGF thoroughly reviewed in 2019 and having found no prima facie case, withdrew in exercise of his constitutional power pursuant to Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution.

“Besides giving the EFCC conducive atmosphere to operate without exerting the might of his office on the Commission, many officers from the Chambers of the Attorney-General of the Federation are regularly seconded to the EFCC as representatives of the AGF to work and help the EFCC in the war against corruption meaning that the AGF is part of the EFCC’s success story.

“The general public may wish to know that the AGF is constitutionally empowered to exercise the powers of his office through officers of his department who are all assisting him in defending and advising the Federal Government of Nigeria in all its activities, programmes and policies; receiving and attending to endless criminal and civil petitions from within and outside Nigeria on daily basis; prosecuting all forms of crimes across the country including terrorism, hostage taking, smuggling, homicide, armed robbery, illegal dealing and unlawful possession of firearms, and many more.

“Regular convictions on terrorism and other security threatening cases are being secured by his Office and the records are there for anyone to see. The AGF is, therefore, committed not only to the fight against corruption, but the fights against all other crimes that constitute danger to the lives and properties of Nigerians in line with the aspiration of the current administration.

“Therefore, notwithstanding the unfair rating of Nigeria by Transparency International and the unguarded utterances of individuals who appeared to be a new voice of Nigeria opposition parties, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari remains committed more than ever to the fight against corruption and other crimes in Nigeria. No matter how hard they strive to fight back, they will meet our equally firm and unshakable resistance.”