Mr. Femi Falana
Human Rights Lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said
that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration lacks the political will
needed to fight corruption.
He stated this on Friday while speaking on the
topic: “Restructuring, Pros and Cons: The place of the Nigerian youth”, at the
78th International Students Day organised by the Ogun State Government in
Abeokuta, the state capital.
Falana noted that the fight against corruption
embarked upon by the Buhari government remained a mere scratch on the surface.
He said, “I am sure you are following the
anti-corruption war being prosecuted by Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, men
and women are involved.
“Christians and Muslims are involved and those
who believe in traditional religions are involved. One person has been charged
with collecting N4.7bn from former President Goodluck Jonathan for spiritual
consultation.
“The point I am making is that if our looters are
not divided on the table of ethnicity nothing will happen. The government still
lacks the political will, the war now is just a tip of the real iceberg; there
is still money to be recovered.”
The human rights lawyer also faulted the Senate
for approving $5.5bn loan request put forward by the executive.
Falana, who lamented the state and standard of
education in the South-West, argued that the zone seemed to have lost its place
to others as evident in the recently released West African Examinations Council
results where the region performed poorly.
He said, “After the last WAEC, NECO and JAMB
results were released, no state in the South-West made it to the top 10 list
and that for me is a shame.
“We need to go back to where we are coming from
and where we got it wrong.”
Falana urged the youths not to join those calling
for the breakup of the country, adding that those fanning the embers of
disunity were only fighting for their selfish interest.
He noted that for the country to move forward, it
must have a knowledge-based system.
On his part, the governor of the state, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun, appealed to youths to do whatever they could do to prepare
themselves for leadership positions, urging them to show high commitment in
nation building.
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