Being a Press Conference addressed by Kwara South Youth Stakeholders Forum (KSYSF), in Ilorin, on June 28th 2017.
ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE AS A POLITICAL INSTRUMENT
Protocols!
We welcome you all to yet another media intervention of our group which is aimed at critiquing happenings in the polity as it relates to governance.
All sane and progressive minded Nigerians all rose up against corruption in 2015 by emphatically voting the APC in power in an historic election.
One of the major reasons Nigerians gave the APC it’s mandate, is its anti-corruption and incorruptible stand of most of its leading lights, with President Muhammadu Buhari as the torchbearer.
However, having followed religiously the anti-corruption crusade of the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government, we’ve come to the sad conclusion that although the crusade has made tremendous achievements, it’s however saddening that fifth Columnist and enemies of this government from within are hellbent on truncating and derailing the anti-corruption war.
This enemies from within are like the proverbial chameleon, masquerading as the harbinger of principles, vision and mission on which this government came onboard, alas they are the number one ignoramus.
While we have from inception of this adminstration defended the anti-corruption crusade of the this government, especially when the opposition termed it ‘persecution’.
Events in this 2 years of this adminstration has with all sense of responsibility given credence to this assertion.
A good case study is the Code of Conduct Tribunal case of the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, whose only offence is daring to aspire to lead the Upper chamber of the National Assembly against the wishes of the bourdillion dictator, Sen. Bola Tinubu who’s greed to approbate and reprobate knows no bound.
While Tinubu and his footsoldiers relied on might, Dr. Saraki criss-crossed the length and breadth of the country drawing support for his candidacy, preaching a unity of purpose regardless of political leanings, region, religion etc.
He got the support of Nigerians and was overwhelmelly endorsed and elected unopposed the Chairman of the 8th Senate.
The Tinubu forces threatened to use all within its reach to get Saraki booted out, we thought they were only blabbing until trump up charges of false asset declaration was filed against him.
2 years down the line, the tribunal has vindicated Saraki, by discharging and acquitting him, alas the Tinubu forces would have nothing of such.
While, we were thinking the Danladi Umar led CCT judgement will help make the warring groups see reason to harmonise as the Senate has done, they’ve chosen to proceed, not minding if the country is set ablaze, or the APC government made unpopular and truncated, all because they don’t like the face of on man.
It’s in this light we’re taking it upon ourselves to unveil the desperados, who would rather set the nation on fire, than join hands with the Buhari led executive and Saraki led legislative arm of government, towards ensuring the party delivers on his campaign promises.
Some of the seen hands in this ‘hang Saraki by hook or crook’ include the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Mallam Abubakar Malami (SAN), Prof. Itse Sagay, Joe Igbokwe, with the first 2 prominent members of the Buhari government.
This men have surreptitiously handed the machinery of government to perceived and imaginary enemies.
The one million questions begging for answer are:
(1) Why has aspiring for political office become a crime in the case of Dr. Bukola Saraki.
(2) Why have this forces closed there eyes to the record breaking achievements of the Saraki led National Assembly ?
(3) Is there ambition greater than the collective wants of Nigerians ?
We call on all well meaning Nigerians, international organisations, Civil Society Organisations and all progressive minded Nigerians to come to the rescue of our nascent Democracy, by rescuing the Presidency from the claws of this anti-masses, anti-progress and pro-corruption power mongers.