{"id":173810,"date":"2025-08-12T21:34:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles"},"modified":"2025-08-12T22:49:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:49:25","slug":"apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles","title":{"rendered":"APC Weaponizing Anti-Corruption for Political Battles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a political tool to intimidate and discredit opposition leaders ahead of the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>The ADC, in response to the detention of former Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal and the EFCC\u2019s sudden probe into ex-Imo Governor Emeka Ihedioha\u2019s brief seven-month tenure, accused the agency of serving as a tool for selective justice.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by ADC\u2019s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the fight against corruption targets only the opposition, it\u2019s no longer justice but persecution. This is clearly witch-hunting, the APC using anti-corruption as a weapon to wage its political battles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ADC also questioned the EFCC\u2019s renewed interest in the tenure of its National Chairman, Senator David Mark, who left office as Senate President more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe therefore wonder what makes investigating him suddenly \u2018urgent\u2019 now,\u201d Abdullahi said, pointing out that APC members with more recent and well-documented cases have not faced similar probes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese so-called investigations are nothing but staged media trials. They begin with an accusation, stir up scandal, and damage reputations. Whether the allegations have any merit doesn\u2019t matter; it\u2019s all just political theatre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The party accused the EFCC of turning a blind eye to allegations against politicians who defect to the APC.<\/p>\n<p>The ADC said the probes were politically motivated moves aimed at intimidating and weakening opposition leaders before the 2027 elections, accusing the EFCC of sparing APC members while targeting rivals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce a former governor defects to the APC, their case files disappear without a trace. Since Ifeanyi Okowa joined the ruling party, has anyone heard the EFCC mention his cases? What the EFCC is doing for the APC is undemocratic \u2014 it erodes public trust and damages the credibility of our justice system. State institutions belong to Nigerians, not to the ruling party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement urged Nigerians to raise their voices, push back, and insist that the EFCC end its political persecution.<\/p>\n<p>The ADC warned that the trend poses a threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, it is David Mark, Ihedioha, and Tambuwal. Tomorrow, it could be anyone who dares to hold this government accountable,\u201d Abdullahi said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as a political tool to intimidate and discredit opposition leaders ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ADC, in response to the detention of former Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":173809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[118,34,68,254],"class_list":["post-173810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-adc","tag-apc","tag-efcc","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>APC Weaponizing Anti-Corruption for Political Battles - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Economic and Financia ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"APC Weaponizing Anti-Corruption for Political Battles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of using the Economic and Financia ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-12T20:34:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-12T21:49:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755022923.208847.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"796\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"APC Weaponizing Anti-Corruption for Political Battles\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-12T20:34:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-12T21:49:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles\"},\"wordCount\":397,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755022923.208847.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ADC\",\"APC\",\"EFCC\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/apc-weaponizing-anti-corruption-for-political-battles\",\"name\":\"APC Weaponizing Anti-Corruption for Political Battles - 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