Former Presidential candidate and journalist, Dele Momodu, has reiterated that the war against corruption by President Muhammadu Buhari must cut across all political parties and politicians in Nigeria.
Mr. Momodu who stated this while speaking to Naij.com on Wednesday, August 12, dismissed news on social media that the President’s anti-corruption war is targeted against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members only.
He further said he does not support witch-hunting anti-corruption war and warned the President to explore other methods of fighting corruption other than trial on the pages of newspapers.
“Timipre Silva’s case is still on, he is an APC man. People just carry rumour. The truth is, naturally, there would be more PDP people been called because they were the dominant party so what do you expect? And I personally have even written that they should not witch hunt anybody. I don’t support kangarooism” he said.
“I believe that war against corruption should be done across board and should not also too loud because sometimes if the noise becomes too much like it was pre-2007 and at that time I wrote against it. People said are you defending corruption, but the thing is, you don’t set fire to a whole village because you want to catch a few rats.
“We have to manage it well otherwise it becomes totally chaotic and if care is not taken, that will be the only thing he will be battling and there are different methodology for fighting corruption everywhere in the world.
“There are people you don’t try on the pages of newspaper. Maybe you know where the money is, you call them and say I know you have 1.2 billion somewhere, go and bring the 1 billion and maybe you let him go, that way, you save cost for litigation and there are also innocent people. Your enemy can write petition against you and the EFCC grabs you and the newspapers in Nigeria pounce on you, you have already been convicted. That system, that style definitely has to change” he stated.
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed plans to begin legal proceedings on persons guilty of siphoning public funds.
Mr. Momodu who stated this while speaking to Naij.com on Wednesday, August 12, dismissed news on social media that the President’s anti-corruption war is targeted against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members only.
He further said he does not support witch-hunting anti-corruption war and warned the President to explore other methods of fighting corruption other than trial on the pages of newspapers.
“Timipre Silva’s case is still on, he is an APC man. People just carry rumour. The truth is, naturally, there would be more PDP people been called because they were the dominant party so what do you expect? And I personally have even written that they should not witch hunt anybody. I don’t support kangarooism” he said.
“I believe that war against corruption should be done across board and should not also too loud because sometimes if the noise becomes too much like it was pre-2007 and at that time I wrote against it. People said are you defending corruption, but the thing is, you don’t set fire to a whole village because you want to catch a few rats.
“We have to manage it well otherwise it becomes totally chaotic and if care is not taken, that will be the only thing he will be battling and there are different methodology for fighting corruption everywhere in the world.
“There are people you don’t try on the pages of newspaper. Maybe you know where the money is, you call them and say I know you have 1.2 billion somewhere, go and bring the 1 billion and maybe you let him go, that way, you save cost for litigation and there are also innocent people. Your enemy can write petition against you and the EFCC grabs you and the newspapers in Nigeria pounce on you, you have already been convicted. That system, that style definitely has to change” he stated.
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed plans to begin legal proceedings on persons guilty of siphoning public funds.
