In an interview with Trust TV, Professor Alkasum Abba criticized the current administration under President Bola Tinubu for singling out former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele for investigation while leaving others untouched.
He stressed that since 1999, successive governments have avoided probing their predecessors, a trend he described as Nigeria’s biggest obstacle in the fight against corruption.
Professor Abba argued that corruption has worsened in the democratic era, with no genuine attempt to hold past leaders accountable.
He recalled how the Buhari administration only pursued the case of former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, not because of extraordinary wrongdoing, but largely due to personal differences between Dasuki and Buhari. Beyond that, he noted, there was little effort to investigate or punish those involved in corrupt practices.
Turning to the present government, he pointed out that aside from Emefiele, no other official has been accused or publicly scrutinized despite widespread rumors of illicit refunds and quiet settlements.
According to Abba, this selective approach reflects a deliberate pattern where each administration avoids exposing corruption because they plan to engage in the same practices.
As he stated, “There has been no control of corruption in Nigeria and this is the biggest problem. I said that no new government has probed its predecessor since 1999.”
“Buhari administration only probed Dasuki case just because Dasuki was not on good terms with Buhari. It’s nothing, not because Dasuki has done anything extraordinary. It’s just because he was not in the good books of President Buhari. That’s all.”
“People are not being investigated. Look at this government. It’s only Emefiele who is being probed. What has happened? Nobody else has been accused.”
“But when you talk, you hear people talking quietly that some people have gone to refund monies, and so on and so forth. You don’t fight corruption like this.Continue, Full, Reading>>>>
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