Mr. Balarabe Musa, the second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, has criticised President Muhhamadu Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign, likening it to that of his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan.
“The anti-corruption war which we are feeling under the new president is not significantly different from the one we experienced under the previous administration of Goodluck Jonathan. It is more of a name than a reality.
“Buhari inherited a corrupt administration from Jonathan just as Jonathan inherited his from Umaru Yar’Adua who ruled before him. Yar’Adua inherited his from Olusegun Obasanjo, who inherited his from Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, and so on,” Musa said in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH.
The elder statesman noted the country has been plagued with corruption since 1966, which, according to him, has led to stealing of resources and has crippled government from performing its functions.
“In other words, for us to deal with this large-scale corruption, we have to probe from 1966 when it all started. Buhari must probe everyone and everything. This level of corruption can become disabling for government. It is what has brought about the level of insecurity we see in the country today.”
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, had, on Wednesday, asked Buhari to start his anti-corruption fight by probing those that sponsored his election to reveal their sources of income.
He said, “Some of those who sponsored the President’s election have not done any other jobs apart from holding public offices. Yet, they provided private jets and funds with which the President campaigned across the length and breadth of Nigeria. He should let Nigerians know where they got money to buy private jets and the several billions of naira spent on his election.”
Musa said he agreed with Fayose, added that by probing suspects in the All Progressives Congress, Buhari would have fulfilled his promise.
He said, “If (Fayose) makes that allegation, then it means the allegation is credible. The President himself has said he will probe only Jonathan’s administration. So, it means in reality it is only PDP members he will probe. He did not say he would probe previous administrations, including his initial one. He is going to probe only PDP under Jonathan,” the ex-governor said.
