Former Governor of Adamawa State, Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd.), has said he left Nigeria for London to avoid “extrajudicial action” by the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration.Nyako, who returned to Nigeria on May 30, 2014, and his son, Abdul-Aziz, and two others are facing prosecution for N29bn fraud charges, left the country shortly after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission declared him wanted in July 2014.
The ex-governor, who spoke through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Ahmad Sajoh, told SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday that, “Justice must be done and must be seen to have been done” in the ongoing case filed against him by the EFCC.”
He added, “The APC came for change; it came to ensure that things are done differently. I expect the APC to allow the judiciary to perform their duties.
“Initially, when he left (the country); it was not the judiciary he was running away from. It was the fear of extrajudicial action of the former regime that was operating with impunity. If you remove the impunity from the entire process, it is a welcome thing that anybody that is accused of anything should come and face the law.
The ex-governor had written a damning letter to Jonathan, then the President, in which he accused him of genocide against northerners in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents.
Nyako later joined four other governors to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
When asked if the he now has confidence in the new administration to ensure justice, he said “absolutely.”
Nyako, who was removed as Governor of Adamawa State by the state House of Assembly on July 15, 2014, was arraigned along with Abdul-Aziz, Zulkifikk Abba, Abubakar Aliyu, as well as five firms.
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