I’m not in support of plead bargain - Farida

28.08.2008

THE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, said on Wednesday in Abuja that she was not in support of plea bargain by corrupt politicians.

Farida made this known while fielding questions from journalist at the office of the Director- General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Dora Akunyili.

“It is a law l don’t like, but l just must use it, because l met it in operation,” she said.

She said some lawyers were consulting with her on why she must continue with the process.

“Some lawyers are trying to convince me that l can’t afford to let a man that stole a trillion naira and have houses all over the world to go free.

“If you don’t take this asset from this man, he may get away with it because the cases are taking so long that it might outlive the administration,” she said.

She said without plea bargain, some cases might get to the Supreme Court and it might rule that all seized property should be forfeited to the Federal Government.