Vice-President, Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, has spoken on the case of the former Chairman of the Presidential
Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina.
Speaking at the Greater Nigeria
Pastors Conference on Lagos, Osinbajo said the country’s system made it
possible for criminals to escape justice.
He said, “If you look at our
present federal structure, it is designed in such a way that you may be able to
hide somewhere for a day or two before you are found.
“Otherwise, how do you explain a
situation where a fugitive suddenly appears and finds his way back into the
system? How did he get there?
“What Buhari did immediately he
heard about the matter was to query how it happened and ordered his
disengagement, which is the right thing to do. As for what will happen, we may
have to wait and see.
“We must deal with corruption
decisively. It is created by leadership elite that includes not just
politicians but also religious leaders and people in the private sector.
“We must also deal with
tribalism, religion and other parochial tendencies. It is difficult to find
national leaders today. Many Nigerians speak from a tribal perspective.
“There is no nation on the face
of the earth that would survive under the weight of corruption that our country
had gone through. Nigeria’s elite, regardless of political, religious or ethnic
differences, think alike. They are driven largely by the same motive.
“They are selfish, unprepared to
make the sacrifices either in service or self-restraint that leaders of
successive societies make. High-level corruption knows no religion, ethnicity
or other considerations.
“Corrupt elements in our society
are united; they fight for each other and are prepared to go down together.
They are actually one tribe, indivisible despite their diversity.
“We have to address the issue of
corruption pointedly. The system is corrupt. Corruption is generally the rule
in our society. This is a time to build. We can become Africa’s most productive
nation in the very near future.”
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Thank God is finally agree with us the the APC system is corrupt.
ReplyDeleteWait and see what the president will do??? PMB will not do anything,he is part of the system. If he wishes to do something he should start from Formal SGF,NIA Director,Baru($25m NNPC which is higher than Dansuki $2.1m} then after Maina. You know others like Fashola,Amechi,Tinubu,Mamah Daura ETC. Our party is full of roughs its so disappointing in the name of fighting corruption
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