A socio-cultural group, Yoruba Unity
Forum (YUF), yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to also beam
the searchlight of his anti-corruption crusade on some members of his
cabinet whose names were being mentioned in slush funds.
The forum yesterday said: “For the
anti-corruption fight to achieve its objectives, it needs to be less
selective and more thorough.
“Special courts must be set up for
speedy trials of corruption allegations, the Bar and the Bench must
first be cleansed of corruption and people found guilty of corruption
must be jailed and shamed to deter others.”
The group stated in an open letter to
President Buahri and read by the Vice Chairman, Mr. Ayo Ladigbolu, who
represented the Chairman, Rt. Reverend Bolanle Gbonigi, at the Ikenne
country home of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
YUF noted that it was not captivated by
the president’s fight against corruption as it argued that only news of
stolen funds were being heard no culprit has been sent to jail so far.
They declared that the fight lacked required thoroughness, fairness and
diligent investigation, as they called for stoppage of plea bargaining
in cases of graft.
The group noted that it was constrained to write an open letter to the president having tried unsuccessfully in the last six months to secure audience with him at the State House.
The group noted that it was constrained to write an open letter to the president having tried unsuccessfully in the last six months to secure audience with him at the State House.
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