Farida Waziri, Efcc And One Year Of Shadow-boxing

Farida Waziri, EFCC and one year of shadow-boxing By Levi Obijiofor THERE'S something consistently inconsistent at the apex of Nigeria's anti-corruption agency - the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Nine months ago, Farida Waziri, the EFCC's chief commandant installed by President Umaru Yar'Adua to continue the shadow-boxing campaign called the war against corruption, outraged the Nigerian public when she said that allegations of corruption directed at Olusegun Obasanjo and some former state governors could not be supported with evidence because the so-called files did not exist or they had disappeared. On Monday this week, in celebration of her one year as boss of the EFCC, Mrs Waziri denied her previous statement in an undistinguished manner. Her words: "I have never said to anybody that files are missing or have been stolen. My predecessor began the cases and we have been pursuing them.&quot...Read the full article.