By Olatunbosun Obafemi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday interrogated former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal over alleged suspicious cash withdrawals totalling ₦189 billion during his tenure from 2015 to 2023.
Tambuwal, who arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 11:30 a.m., was still being questioned at press time. According to EFCC sources, the transactions under scrutiny allegedly breach provisions of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The investigation, officials said, has been ongoing for months. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale declined to comment until the questioning was concluded.
Tambuwal, a senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, is accused of authorising large withdrawals of public funds without proper clearance.
Meanwhile, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the EFCC of selective prosecution, alleging that the commission is acting as a political tool for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC claimed the EFCC has been reopening long-closed cases, targeting opposition figures, and ignoring allegations against APC allies. The party warned that such practices erode public trust and compromise the fight against corruption.
“It does appear that in today’s Nigeria, one’s guilt or innocence depends on party membership, not evidence,” the ADC said, citing cases where probes into APC defectors have quietly disappeared while opposition members face revived allegations.
The party urged Nigerians, civil society groups, and the media to resist what it described as a “dangerous slide into dictatorship,” insisting that the EFCC belongs to the Nigerian people, not the ruling party.
