POLITICS: 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: EFCC Will Closely Monitor Sources Of Candidates, Parties Funds – EFCC Chairman, Bawa

POLITICS: 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: EFCC Will Closely Monitor Sources Of Candidates, Parties Funds – EFCC Chairman, Bawa

Save Our Nation (SON

March 7, 2022

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would monitor campaign finances including the legitimacy of funds used to purchase political parties’ nomination forms ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said this when he featured on a Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, on Friday, a program which was monitored by Save Our Nation (SON).

Mr Bawa said the commission would be working with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other election-related organisations, to track the sources of the money spent on the purchase of nomination of forms.

“When it comes to the issue of monitoring election funds as well as candidates’ funds, that has to do with the work of INEC in this regard.

“But, of course, we are working hand in gloves with INEC and other related agencies in that field to ensure that we follow the money.

“We want to know the source, whether it is legitimate or illegitimate because that is what concerns us,” he said.

In the past weeks, the high costs of expressions of interest and nomination forms of the two largest political parties in the country – the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have sparked angry reactions from Nigerians.

The presidential form for the APC costs N100 million, while the PDP’s costs N40 million.

Corrupt persons should not be elected.

According to the EFCC boss, the commission is more concerned with ensuring that corrupt elements do not gain power in the country.