Salihu Dantata Mahmud
Just the way I wrote in 1999 when Obasanjo was to appoint his inspector General of Police, stating that credibility, competence and seniority should be the consideration in his choice, and it worked out.
The recent suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission took many Nigerians by surprise.
As the Asiwaju Tinubu Presidency is set to fill in the vacuum as expected.
It is our opinion that mediocrity,God fatherism and man know man should be put aside. Then the most senior and competent director, should be appointed to head the commission and the idea of bringing an outsider should be buried, because since the establishment of the commission, only Bawa emerged from within the career officers.
Nuhu Ribadu, Farida Waziri, Ibrahim Lamorde, and acting chairman DC Umar, were all police officers.
If the commission must succeed,a personality with proven integrity, Impeccable character and patriotism should be the consideration.
At the inception of the commission, a lot of controversies were recorded in the trial of corruption suspects ranging from top political office holders to Top security echelons and some private sector players,none of this accusations went unnoticed. President Bola Tinubu is a man of his words who believes in competence and initiatives,as such,much is expected from him onthe appointment of the next chairman. As an anti graft activist,security analyst and media practitioner,I am a proponent of brilliance and competence and my clear demonstration of this virtues could be seen from how at the point of appointing Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as CBN chairman,I wrote an article published inthe leadership newspaper titled “CBN governorship seat,matter of competence and not federal character’ And same method should be adopted inthe choice of efcc chairman by the President and commander in chief. When I also wrote Tinubu and sustainability of Jakande’s legacy,little did I know that the President knows what is right,when and how. A standard maintained inthe Police,Armed forces and regimented agencies where only internal succession takes place is necessary inthe case of efcc. So far,the commission has trained it own armed squad same way a commandant of the efcc institute ensured that all staffs of the commission under go compulsory cadet training for efficiency and meeting up of tasks. Presently,a total restructuring of the commission is necessary going by the mess created by past and present headship. There was a particular chairman who stagnated promotion,considered juniors above seniors due to mediocrity and interest. This show of personalising the affairs of the esteemed commission created indiscipline,corruption,
