Politics
Buhari’s ‘selective’ graft fight is also an act of corruption -Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the ‘ineffective’ and ‘selective’ fight against corruption by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was also indicative of corruption.
He made these comments while hosting representatives from Chatham House, UK, in Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
Wike had earlier been notified of his invitation to Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, to speak on development issues in the country.
The governor stated that the anti-corruption agencies in the country could only achieve meaningful impact if they operated independent of political manipulations.
He said the fight against corruption had been ineffective in the country because of undue political interference with the process.
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Wike said, “It is difficult to fight corruption when the institutions are weak. It may just be a political tool to attract sympathy from western countries. In Nigeria, the institutions are subservient to the President. Here, Police is central, but the institution is now being used for illegal acts. That is corruption.
“The fight against corruption must be holistic. It should not be a political weapon against opponents of the government. We have instances of mass corruption in the state, but Federal agencies frustrate all attempts at prosecution. This is because the affected persons are influential members of the ruling party”.
He said that the fight against corruption should not be selective, stressing that there should be no sacred cows.
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