The former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, who is one of the Nigerians standing trial in court for alleged misappropriation of public funds has aired his thoughts on corruption and the war against it which has landed him in the trouble he currently is in. Bafarawa who was recently detained for 21 days and later charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) left many Nigerian surprised when he espoused President Buhari’s anti-corruption war. At this instance, INFORMATION NIGERIA brings you what Bafarawa had to say about corruption…
– He said corruption has become a general thing and that 90 per cent of Nigerians are corrupt, starting from the grassroot.
– The electorate are corrupt; the politicians are either corrupt or forced to be corrupt because when they get to the office they are elected for, their first concern is how to pay the money back. Whether he borrowed from the bank or his godfather will sponsor him is immaterial.
– He said it was common for a man who had nothing before he became governor, to leave office having properties in every city and the society would not probe to find how he got the money to own the buildings he got while in office.
– He said if corruption is ignored, it is going to swallow the country, therefore everyone must support Buhari in this fight, as he (Buhari) isn’t fighting but warring against corruption.
– For this administration to survive the fight against corruption, he said it is just not about using EFCC or ICPC but that government should open an office for public awareness against corruption.
– According to him, before arresting people or taking any prosecutorial steps, we better start with how to prevent corruption instead of curing the ailment.
Do you agree with him???
