Abuja—Elder
statesman and Presidential Liaison Officer in the Second Republic, Dr Tanko
Yakassai, has described the anti-corruption efforts of the Muhammadu Buhari
administration as a mere propaganda war, lamenting it has unfortunately won
over right thinking men like Prof. Wole Soyinka.
Dr.
Yakassai, who also chairs the Northern Elders’ Council, speaking with Vanguard
in Abuja said any fight against corruption must be holistic rather than being
centred on just an individual.
He
chided the Buhari administration for its open disdain for valid court orders
urging him to obey all court orders relating to the former National Security
Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd).
According
to him, Buhari can only be taken serious if he extends his dragnet across the
inter-party divide as well as to other tiers of government.
He
said: “The Federal Government of Nigeria is only fighting Sambo Dasuki. Should
the fight against corruption begin and end with Dasuki? Is he the only
“corrupt” person? Till today, they have not even started his case in the court.
He was granted bail twice and they refused to let him go. This is not a fight
against corruption. It is a propaganda fight.
“They
even convinced people like Prof. Wole Soyinka who now believes that there is a
fight against corruption, but there is no such thing. Otherwise, how many
people have they arrested?
“All
the people that are arrested today are connected with Dasuki. No other person
has been picked. What of the governors, ministers, top civil servants and local
government officials? Can you fight one person and say you are fighting
corruption?” he queried.
Yakassai
also traced the menace of corruption to the military saying their incursion
into politics in 1966 and 1983 only helped to teach politicians how to steal.
Source: Vanguard
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