Dr Tanko Yakassai, has described the anti-corruption efforts of the Muhammadu Buhari administration as a mere propaganda war, saying it has unfortunately won over right thinking men like Prof. Wole Soyinka.
Dr. Yakassai, who also chairs the Northern Elders’ Council 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) and others being held. 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.
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In my view, there are other ongoing inquisitions and there is room for a lot more – given the state of the nation from previous administrations, except that we expect him/his administration to do nothing about the rot we’ve wallowed in for so long. It is not unusual to encounter individuals who are aversed to retrospective enquiries, which makes such expectation as ‘business as usual’. No one should jump to conclusions as we do not know which direction the wind will blow. What is real is that of all the unjust misappropriation, the arms fund is the meanest to any human being. The casualty is huge and no matter what critics say, there is justification for decisions taken to resolve the matter. I believe, like many others, that the president’s noble sense of fairness will prevail, without compromising the will of the people. This is no witch-hunt, it is a serious dent in Nigeria’s credibility and a deep and lasting hurt to those casualties.