By EMMA OVUAKPORIE

ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied any link with a publication making the round that the Chairperson, Mrs Farida Waziri, had been co-opted into President Goodluck Jonathan’s media team to help witch-hunt opposition.

This was contained in a statement by the Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Mr Femi Babafemi.

Babafemi said: “Our attention has been drawn to a widely circulated advertorial entitled “Jonathan camp goes for broke, co-opts Farida Waziri, others and published in national dailies on Tuesday.

“It was further stated in the release that the “advertorial signed by a faceless organisation, Coalition for Good Governance alleged that the EFCC is about being used to provide dossier on state governors for purposes of blackmailing them to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s election bid.

“The Commission wishes to state that there is no iota of truth in this allegation as such exists only in the imagination of those behind this fabrication.”

“We wish to restate that neither the chairman, Mrs. Farida Waziri, nor the Commission is under any pressure from the presidency or any other quarters to do any hatchet job in favour of any candidate in the forthcoming elections as insinuated in the publication.

“The Commission has deliberately slowed down on certain activities that could be misinterpreted at this moment of our nation’s history to maintain its neutrality and integrity and that of the electoral process.

“As such, politicians and groups working for them are advised to leave the EFCC and its leadership out of their campaigns as the Commission will not allow itself to be dragged into any unnecessary controversy.”