The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has been commended for demonstrating the political will to fight head long the monster called corruption in Nigeria because it has been a cog in the wheel of progress in all facets of our lives.
The Christian Conscience group made this commendation on Wednesday at the end of its monthly Central Working Committee meeting held in Lagos.
According to a release jointly signed by its National Chairman, Chief Enock Ajiboso, and the National Publicity Secretary, Tunji Oguntuase, the group noted with great joy the progress so far made by the government in its fight against corruption and further pledged to support the government in its fight against the menace with all powers within its reach most especially with prayers.
It said: “With the latest revelations coming out everyday, Nigerians have come to realize that huge sums of money meant to fight insurgents in the northern part of the country and also meant to upgrade infrastructures across the country were diverted and shared among political leaders in the last administration all in their determined efforts to continue to rule at all cost, forgetting that it is only God that chooses whom He wants.”
The looting and diversion of these large sums of money would have been covered up or swept under the carpet if not for God Almighty that enthroned the Buhari-led government, the group said.
The release further enjoined all Nigerians to be patient with the painstaking methodology that is being used by the government and its agencies to finger the looters and their accomplices, block further loopholes as well as to correct mistakes of the past.
It said: “We are trusting God to give our present leaders wisdom from above to use the proceeds from the recovered looted funds for the betterment of the citizens. So many areas of our daily needs are calling for attention and with the down turn in world economy, the recovered monies will become handy for use to fix the needful and above all in funding 2016 budget.”
The group further commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for carrying out its duties without fear or favour, but warned that it should realize that the Commission is dealing with powerful men and women in the society who will stop at nothing to curry favours or thwart its efforts because of enormous resources at their disposal.
The group also called on the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to ensure that whoever is fingered in the ongoing probe is taken to court and let the full length of the law take its full course rather than the anti-graft agencies taking laws into their hands.
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