Posted by Olisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), asserts that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, lacks constitutional authority to investigate the financial records of states.
This information was revealed by Agbakoba on Thursday in Lagos State.
He said that the National Assembly had not changed section 214(1) of the federal republic of Nigeria’s constitution, which establishes the Nigeria Police Force, to include the EFCC’s role.
“So the question is, can the EFCC prosecute state offenses if the federal government establishes it?
“The Supreme Court has concluded that federalism entails two autonomous and separate governments and, if that is correct, the EFCC lacks the jurisdiction to travel to the state and audit their accounts,” the speaker stated.