The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of orchestrating politically motivated investigations targeting opposition leaders, alleging that former Senate President and Interim National Chairman, David Mark, is the agency’s latest focus.
In a statement on Tuesday, August 12, ADC acting National Publicity Secretary, Bola Abdullahi, claimed the EFCC had embarked on a “choreographed media trial” against members of the opposition coalition.
This follows Monday’s detention of former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and the invitation of former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha.
“The EFCC has now surreptitiously started excavating all the files from David Mark’s tenure as Senate President, 10 years after he left office.
“The pattern of ignoring APC stalwarts with fresher and well-documented cases, while targeting opposition figures with stale allegations, is proof of selective justice and an assault on political freedom,” Abdullahi said.
‘Coordinated Assault’ on Opposition
Abdullahi alleged the crackdown was part of the ruling All Progressives Congress’s strategy to weaken the opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“Having failed to stop the coalition, the jittery ruling party’s next move is to discredit its leaders by getting the EFCC to accuse them of looting entire treasuries.
“These are calculated media trials; it matters little whether there is a basis for these accusations — the game is the circus show,” he stated.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar echoed the concerns, accusing President Bola Tinubu of using anti-corruption as a “political tool” to coerce opposition leaders into defecting to the ruling party.
“It is as though today, anyone who associates with the opposition is a target for phantom corruption allegations, and as soon as they are coerced into the political agenda of President Tinubu, their ‘sins’ are forgiven. That is not how to fight the monster of corruption,” Atiku wrote on Facebook.
