The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned three ministers in the outgone Muhammadu Buhari administration for questioning, according to a reliable source close to the anti-graft agency.
The source, who spoke with News Express last night, Monday, June 12, 2023, identified the former ministers as those of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN; Aviation, Hadi Sirika; and Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq.
“The three ministers are expected to report at the EFCC Head Office in Abuja anytime from today, June 13, to answer questions in connections with allegations contained in petitions against them,” the usually reliable source disclosed.
Several calls have been made to the anti-graft agency to investigate the Sirika following the revelation around Nigeria Air project.
Since the life of the Buhari administration expired on May 29, two of the prominent players have become guests of the EFCC. First was erstwhile Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, followed by former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
