The Special Adviser to the President on Media
and Publicity, Femi Adesina in an interview with
PUNCH shed some light on the anti-corruption
drive of President Muhammadu Buhari amongst
other issues.
Below are excerpts from the interview;
When asked about the arguments that the war
against corruption had ended in light of the clean
bill President Buhari gave Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal
despite Senate’s recommendation he should be
sacked.
His response below;
“A lot of corrupt people are eager to see the
corruption war ended. That is why they bear
malice and ill will towards the President, they
even wish him dead. It is because they have
things to hide, and they know that the day of
reckoning may soon come. So, they try to kill the
anti- corruption war with their mouths, if
possible”.
If Buhari’s old age is affecting his actions
“On whether age is a problem to the President,
there is nobody age does not catch up with, and
it is an inexorable fact of life. But whoever would
grow old must respect hoary hairs. When you
disparage old people, you are actually
disparaging God, who has created different
seasons of life”.
Call by a Bring Back Our Girls convener, Aisha
Yesufu for Nigerians to take over the war on
corruption because it seems to her that the
government has lost it.
“I agree that Nigerians should take over the anti-
corruption war, because that is the real intention.
They should own the war, and see it as their
own, not because government has failed, but
because government needs them as allies. A war
that would transcend the lifetime of a
government is the one that has been imbibed
and accepted by the people. It is not a one-man
show, and President Buhari would be very happy
to see people take over the anti- corruption
crusade. It is a baton he would love to see
handed from generation to generation”.
Adesina’s take on her position that while
Buhari’s APC promised to fight corruption, the
party is becoming a safe haven for corrupt
individuals as every corrupt politician is now
joining it.
“The All Progressives Congress is a political
party, and the Nigerian constitution recognises
freedom of association. You don’t shut out
people, except if you are a cultic organisation.
And you also don’t label a man corrupt, when he
has not been convicted by a court of law.
Allegations or suspicion do not amount to
indictment or guilt. The APC is a party with high
attraction for politicians now, and it will get a lot
more attractive, as it delivers dividends of
democracy to Nigerians. Anybody can be green
with envy, it changes nothing. The doors of the
party are open to such people, if they want to
ride on the winning train”.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media
and Publicity, Femi Adesina in an interview with
PUNCH shed some light on the anti-corruption
drive of President Muhammadu Buhari amongst
other issues.
Below are excerpts from the interview;
When asked about the arguments that the war
against corruption had ended in light of the clean
bill President Buhari gave Secretary to the
Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal
despite Senate’s recommendation he should be
sacked.
His response below;
“A lot of corrupt people are eager to see the
corruption war ended. That is why they bear
malice and ill will towards the President, they
even wish him dead. It is because they have
things to hide, and they know that the day of
reckoning may soon come. So, they try to kill the
anti- corruption war with their mouths, if
possible”.
If Buhari’s old age is affecting his actions
“On whether age is a problem to the President,
there is nobody age does not catch up with, and
it is an inexorable fact of life. But whoever would
grow old must respect hoary hairs. When you
disparage old people, you are actually
disparaging God, who has created different
seasons of life”.
Call by a Bring Back Our Girls convener, Aisha
Yesufu for Nigerians to take over the war on
corruption because it seems to her that the
government has lost it.
“I agree that Nigerians should take over the anti-
corruption war, because that is the real intention.
They should own the war, and see it as their
own, not because government has failed, but
because government needs them as allies. A war
that would transcend the lifetime of a
government is the one that has been imbibed
and accepted by the people. It is not a one-man
show, and President Buhari would be very happy
to see people take over the anti- corruption
crusade. It is a baton he would love to see
handed from generation to generation”.
Adesina’s take on her position that while
Buhari’s APC promised to fight corruption, the
party is becoming a safe haven for corrupt
individuals as every corrupt politician is now
joining it.
“The All Progressives Congress is a political
party, and the Nigerian constitution recognises
freedom of association. You don’t shut out
people, except if you are a cultic organisation.
And you also don’t label a man corrupt, when he
has not been convicted by a court of law.
Allegations or suspicion do not amount to
indictment or guilt. The APC is a party with high
attraction for politicians now, and it will get a lot
more attractive, as it delivers dividends of
democracy to Nigerians. Anybody can be green
with envy, it changes nothing. The doors of the
party are open to such people, if they want to
ride on the winning train”.
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