Mr Malami, has, since denied reports of an attempt to pursue more powers to control the federal agency under its supervision.
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay, has criticised a proposed bill for the amendment of the law establishing the
There have been reports of a new bill proposed by the Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, that seeks the creation of a new office of the Director-General of the EFCC in replacement of the
According to the reports, the director-general will be recommended by the office of the
Nigerian law currently empowers the
But Mr Malami has denied reports of an attempt to pursue more powers to control the federal agency under its supervision.
Mr Malami said, "The legislative function is vested in the
He added that his office is already saddled with enough powers to control the anti-graft agencies in the country.
In his reaction,
The senior lawyer, who did not mention who was responsible for the proposed bill, also accused those behind the bill of representing the corrupt establishment that has dominated the country's reputation internationally.
He said the replacement of the Executive Chairman of the EFCC with a Director-General, who is effective to be appointed by the Attorney-General, "eliminates the EFCC's freedom and autonomy and replaces it with an entity under the complete control of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General.
"There is an on-going very sinister and dangerous attempt to demolish the Anti-corruption infrastructure of
"Scrapping of the commission and replacing it with a weak agency, which is going to be effectively, a department in a
"Those behind it are the representatives of the corrupt establishment that brought this country to its knees and subjected us to humiliation as a result of an extremely negative reputation internationally. It can be said without equivocation that this is the mother of corruption fighting back.
"The replacement of the
Citing Section 11 of the proposed bill,
The bill follows letters to President
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