By our reporter| The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has escalated the probe of the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress stalwart, and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu.
The anti-graft agency has since written a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau, requesting copies of Tinubu’s asset declaration form.
According to a copy of the letter published by an online news medium, The Peoples Gazette, the investigation into Tinubu began last year after the removal of erstwhile Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.
The letter marked CR/3000/EFCC/LS/Vol4/322, dated November 6, 2020, was signed by the then Lagos zonal head, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is now the Chairman of the EFCC.
“In view of the above, you are kindly requested to furnish the commission with the outstanding requested information of Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu, the letter read in part.
“This request is made pursuant to Section 38(1) and (2) of the EFCC Act 2004.”
A senior EFCC official who confirmed the authenticity of the letter, said the move was part of a wider probe of the highly influential politician.
According to him, the probe followed series of petitions written against Tinubu since 2018 which the former chairman of the anti-graft agency ignored.
“The letter is authentic. The EFCC is in receipt of several petitions against Tinubu including one involving alleged fraud in Alpha Beta Consulting,” he said.
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