Ajulo blasts Buhari for politicization of anti-graft campaign
- Former national secretary of Labour Party, Kayode Ajulo, criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for politicization of his anti-corruption campaign
- Ajulo condemned the invasion of the residence of King AJ Turner by the DSS operatives
- He wondered why those who worked or supported Goodluck Jonathan were the primary target of the ongoing probe
Former national secretary of Labour Party and Human Right Lawyer, Kayode Ajulo, has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for politicization of his anti-corruption campaign.
Leadership reports that Ajulo raised his voice against bias in the anti-corruption crusade while briefing journalists on Wednesday, February 10, in Abuja.
“No doubt that there is need to wage a decisive war against corruption which is essential to put Nigeria on the global map of business-friendly nations that will earn the country prosperity is a most welcome development,” he noted.
The lawyer stressed that the anti-corruption campaign should not be selective and limited to some perceived political enemies as being presently carried out by the Buhari’s administration.
Recalling the invasion of the homes of some opposition politicians and other Nigerians believed to be close to the former president Goodluck Jonathan, Ajilo stated that using the Department of State Security (DSS) for such purpose was ridiculous.
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The lawyer challenged Buhari to tell Nigerians why the only member of his party quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Colonel Jafar Isa, is yet to be arraigned before court.
Condemning the invasion of the residence of Bayelsa state monarch King AJ Turner by the DSS operatives, Ajulo wondered why those people who worked or supported Jonathan were the primary target of the ongoing probe.
According to him, the use of the DSS for such operations is turning to an embarrassment of the president and Nigerian nation.
Ajulo called on Buhari not to interfere and allow the statutory agencies saddled with the responsibility of anti-corruption to do their job.
The human right lawyer urged the president to be guided by laws stressing that rule of law and liberty reign in the land where government is answerable to the people.
“President Buhari must remember that he requires the support of every Nigerians irrespective of their tribe or political affiliation, to successfully pilot the Nigerian state to a successful end,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, the former president Olusegun Obasanjo has recently called on President Buhari to start his anti-graft fight with himself, the vice president, the Senate president and the speaker of the House of Representatives.
Source: Legit.ng
