From Kayode Abdulazeez, Ilorin
Kwara Youth has condemned the selective style of fighting corruption and corrupt tendencies by the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari. The group under the auspices of Concerned Kwara Youths stated this on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
The group added that it was designed to clampdown on members of the opposition and other Nigerians with dissenting views against the Buhari led APC government.
The group who is of the view that criminals were being shielded by the presidency, the moment they cross to APC. According to the group, “We have observed with great disappointment how former members of the PDP with high profile criminal charges are being shielded by the presidency because they have now defected to the ruling APC”.
Te group also quoted the APC Chairman has saying that no matter the level of crime you have committed in the past once you joined APC, all your sins are forgiven.
According to the group, “This further confirms the statement of the National Chairman of the APC, m Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at the presidential campaign rally in Delta state where he said no matter the level of crime you have committed in the past, once you have joined APC, all your sins are forgiven.’
“None the less, Nigerians are losing confidence in the president’s sincerity in the fight against corruption. The period within which a petition was submitted against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen and his subsequent suspension by the president without following due process is worrisome and make the below questions very pertinent:
The group however queried that, “if it was so easy for President Muhammadu Buhari to unilaterally suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria within a short time and without recourse to the rule of law, why has it been so difficult for him to suspend or sack government officials and political office holders who have been alleged or indicted?
“Why did it take Buhari government so many months to suspend the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal after he was indicted by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo Panel and just been arraigned after almost two years?” The group asked.
“In the light of the above, we urge the president to be sincere and engage in holistic fight against corruption irrespective of ethnic, religious and partisan consideration”. He said