Buhari's Anti-Corruption War Is Too Slow - Ex-Governor

Balarabe Musa, a former governor of the old Kaduna state, has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, saying it was too slow.

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Balarabe Musa

In an interview with The Punch, the ex-governor said at least 30 ex-governors and some former ministers should have been arrested by now.

He added that once a person is accused of corruption and there is evidence against him, he should be punished irrespective of tribe or party affiliation.

According to him, Nigerians should be more concerned about whether those accused of corruption are guilty or not, rather than worry about which party they belong to.

He noted that the anti-graft war cannot be described as selective when less than five ex-governors and ministers have been arrested.

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Musa said: “I don’t care if the accused person is from the PDP or the APC. The law must take its course.

“I cannot say the anti-corruption war is skewed in favour of the APC because a lot of people have not yet been arrested. I think only three or five ex-governors have been arrested. As far as the anti-corruption campaign is concerned, at least 30 ex-governors and ex-ministers should have been arrested.

“This is because the system is such that virtually every leader is a thief. It is difficult not to be a thief under this system. So, the anti-corruption war should be holistic.”

He advised that partisanship should not be brought into the matter and that it was too early to conclude that the anti-corruption war was skewed in favour of the All Progressives Congress.

Also speaking, Olisa Agbakoba, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association urged all those accusing the Buhari administration of witch-hunt to go to court and answer the charges levelled against them.

He said: “If you are guilty, a cry of witch-hunt cannot save you. The issue should be whether you are guilty or not. So, every Nigerian who has a case to answer should go and do so. We don’t want this smokescreen of witch-hunt.”

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However, Agbakoba advised President Buhari to ensure that his anti-graft war is transparent and fair so that no one would have an excuse.

Two weeks ago, Musa expressed his deep disappointment with Buhari’s ministerial list. He said: “These are the same old names, ordinary Nigerians who the President knows and he must have even met them several times. So, what is particular about them that he wasted so much time in appointing them ministers.”