Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Professor Fidelis Oditah's recent interactive discussions on a wide range of issues on Arise News are quite engaging. As a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and an international legal mind, his views on national issues cannot be disregarded. Benjamin Disraeli, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, once said, "with words we govern men". Thus, Oditah's words are important and cannot be dismissed as empty effusions lacking weight or impact.

However, the learned Professor's submission on what he called the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) three fundamental problems are, to say the least, prejudicial, unfounded and misleading. First, Oditah stated that, "the EFCC is often being used for settling many ...