Peoples Gazette had published a series of damning reports on Mr Tinubu’s corrupt enrichment via questionable Lagos tax administration via Alpha Beta.
The Senate investigation was premised on the fact that the petitioner has yet to seek redress in court
The Bureau’s current stand negates its 2019 move that led to the removal of former Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen.
The disclaimer came on the heels of a Peoples Gazette story that exposed a discreet investigation of Mr Tinubu by federal anti-graft office EFCC.
Abdulrasheed Bawa is seeking to curb money laundering and other illicit financial flows by deploying unconstitutional tactics of his own.
The works minister’s probe underscores raging concerns over what appeared to be a deliberate targeting of South-West politicians ahead of 2023 presidential election battle.
When newspapers go from not holding the power to account to being paid to attack those who do, they are in the throes of a horrifying professional death.
The Pan-Yoruba group asked Mr. Tinubu to “sort himself out with the EFCC”, as he failed to defend the Yorubas in time of need.
EFCC’s ability to prove its case could prove more challenging than officials boasted, as Mr. Tinubu tucked his deals and assets in complex layers of financial manoeuvring.
The invitation comes months after Mr. Magu was suspended from office as acting EFCC chair on corruption allegations.
