My EFCC ordeal started during presidential election — Maurice Iwu

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, has said his ordeal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission started on February 23 during the presidential election.

Iwu said the operatives of the anti-graft agency prevented him from voting that day by seizing his passport.

The ex-INEC boss who made the claims in a statement he personally signed on Thursday said he hoped to triumph at the end of his prosecution.

The statement reads in part, “The journey I have found myself on began brewing on February 23, 2019 when I was deprived of my civic duty of voting in the presidential election as a result of the EFCC investigations. From the seizure of my international passport that February till this recent ordeal with actual charges and detention, God’s goodness has remained manifest as I recite Te Deum in thanksgiving.”

He urged Nigerians to be patient, saying the trial would give him the opportunity to tell his side of the story.

– Punch