The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for revoking the bail granted to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
The party accuses the anti-graft agency of engaging in partisan politics rather than impartial law enforcement.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC warned that weaponizing investigations against opposition figures undermines the genuine fight against corruption and turns agencies into tools for suppressing dissent.
The party argued that available evidence shows Malami did not violate any legal conditions of his initial bail. It suggested the revocation appears directly linked to his attendance at a political rally in Kebbi State, where he has gubernatorial ambitions, creating an “inexorable impression” the action aims to curtail his politics.
“While the ADC fully supports holding public officers accountable, we are deeply concerned that the EFCC’s actions portray it as a gladiator in the political arena, not an impartial warrior against corruption,” the statement read.
The party further charged that by effectively barring a citizen from political activity, the EFCC is arrogating to itself unconstitutional powers. It concluded that restricting Malami specifically to Kebbi State reveals an agenda to cripple his political ambition, not to pursue justice.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
