Northern elder statesman and
Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed has hit President Muhammadu
Buhari for his “defective role” in the ongoing controversy in the oil sector.
Junaid said, “What is best for
the country is true independence of the NNPC. The first irresponsibility is the
President appointing himself as the petroleum minister.
“This is why any time he was ill,
the industry also was ill and the fortunes of Nigerians suffered. Starting with
former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the idea that the president is also the
minister of petroleum resources is bad for the country and this is my concern.”
Junaid was reacting to a recent
letter written by the Minister of Petroleum, detailing some deal in the sector.
Reacting while speaking with
newsmen on Tuesday, the elder statesman said, “We knew the rot going on in most
of the government ministries and departments.
“So, if the President, as the
petroleum minister, was away, who did the NNPC boss confide in when awarding
the contracts? There is so much lack of control under the Buhari’s government.”
On its part, Centre for
Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL said the ongoing controversy in the
sector was a clear indication that Buhari cannot fight corruption.
CACOL Director, Debo Adeniran,
said, “The personality clash is not as important as the business of the NNPC.
Statutorily, the NNPC boss knows who he should report to.
“If the allegations levelled
against him are confirmed, then he may be punished. But as long as the job gets
done, the person he reports to should not be made a sentimental issue.
“It is now obvious that President
Buhari cannot fight corruption. A top chieftain of the All Progressives
Congress confided in me during a tour that the corruption going on under this
government is mind-boggling.
“The only semblance of hope we
have is that the National Assembly might do something differently from what the
executive might do. The only way we can unearth the true picture of the
situation is the investigation by the National Assembly.”
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