Elder statesman, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, says President
Muhammadu Buhari is pampering corrupt government
officials in the immediate past government by recovering looted funds from them without prosecuting them.

President Buhari had, during his recent visit to Iran, said
that many of those who stole public funds in the past
government had started returning the funds. He, however, did not mention the names of the looters.
But Braithwaite said that allowing the corrupt government officials to return stolen funds without being tried was a bigger crime than the act of stealing the funds.

The human rights lawyer, who spoke with our
correspondent in an interview on Thursday, said the
President was promoting impunity by recovering looted
funds through plea bargaining rather than keeping to his promise of ensuring total justice.
He said, “It is a crime against the state for anybody to steal public funds. Returning stolen funds quietly without being sanctioned is even worse than the crime of stealing the money .

This is morally reprehensible and it can never serve as a deterrent to other corrupt politicians who might want to steal public resources.
“Buhari is pampering those corrupt leaders by just
obtaining looted funds and not jailing them. With all the
bragging and the promises he made during the campaign, we expected that his war against corruption will be rootless.

These public thieves carted away our national assets and in the process, impoverished many Nigerians. Corruption is also responsible for the infrastructural decay we are experiencing. The roads are bad and many Nigerian youths cannot find jobs.”

While advising the President to be more determined in
wiping out corruption, Braithwaite said it was possible to recover stolen funds and still prosecute the corrupt public officials. He, therefore, advised the President to name those returning the looted funds and prosecute them accordingly.

He added, “I think it is morally reprehensible for any
government to let those returning stolen funds to go scot-free. Buhari must mention their names and stop pampering them. Corruption has robbed us of valuable infrastructure and the opportunity to develop as a country.

“I once had a similar case and the criminals were convicted while the stolen funds were traced and recovered. So it is possible to recover stolen funds and prosecute those involved. He should prosecute the thieves, trace the stolen funds and enforce restitution of the public resources. Not mentioning their names is tantamount to pampering them.”

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A thief can jail a thief simple.

Can't fault him.

the only person that Buhari was man enough to arrest and hold for more than 3 weeks is Nnamdi KANU ....

every other corrupt politicians that he claim created the mess he is cleaning are free spending their Ill gotten wealth , flying in and out of Nigeria.

He said he is cleaning mess, why not arrests those that created the mess.
Or maybe he has no will to fight kworuption ,all are campaign promises.

PDP messed up Nigeria for the past 16years then bring them to book rather making noise of mess mess all the time. my guess , he can't cs 70% of APC members now caused 60% of that 16year mess by PDP.

This is a sorting Administration, where you sort via the back Door and the president will allow to go . no trial, no media to see when the money is been returned , no finance minister or Efcc chair man to keep record, and no Daura DSS .

just Sort and your sins will never see the light of the Day,

Nah d same trailer of 'change'carry them

'I belong to everybori and I belong to nobori'- Bubu

If they can't bring them to justice @ least they should tell us their names.



End Time Pampering

speechless

Braithwaite please wait for the appointed time as their prosecution charges are undergoing press up in PMB's memo.
And don't forget to caution the wailing wailers not to start weeping all over the places shouting Witch hunting, political persecution, selective justice and dictatorship when the jungle has mature.

Orga Braithwaite..... Slow n steady wins the race.....

Minister of Finance denied knowledge of returned funds
CBN also denied receiving any recovered funds
Obviously Buhari has not received any recovered loot

But more importantly, Plea bargaining under current circumstances is the height of corruption. What are our laws for if a thief can return part of his loot and walk away. Criminals should and must be prosecuted .... that is the rule of law.

Buhari confirmed he is the lord of impunity by openely declaring that he has been negotiating with thiefs and receiving part of their loots in exchange for freedom.

As a matter of fact, assuming returned loot is true ... then the secrecy surrounding it is also corruption. All Abacha's loot that have been recovered were made public but a dead man can't be prosecuted

Buhari will probably be looting the loot of his life as we get distracted by his planned propaganda. Buhari is a criminal like Amaechi, Tinubu, Saraki, Atiku, Obasanjo. .... it takes stupidity to think he is different.

just blame it on our leaders, and the so called bunch of sh1t,

Sai baba now turning into Chai baba

do we have facilities to try everyone of them to logical conclusion in good time? you charge them to court then lawyers begin there technicalities, na there the case will be until he finishes his tenure, so if they can return money for us to run govt, fine. another govt can come prosecute further since refund confirms indictment

Larynx:
Slow n steady wins the race.....

do u still believe that?

END TIME PRESIDENT

Bubu is a scam

People are returning money is a scam
Believe it or not

The anti-corruption campaign is actually anti GEJ witch-hunt. Probe corrupt cabals in APC and we will believe u're sincere

Well said sir because this is not what we oted for. PMB should start prosecuting this thieves! !!!

How wld we even knw its true wen he z not even around...i even heard he has deported 2000 nigerians himsef...he said he z now the president... Nd he his gonna provide employment.....
Mr president,if yhu cnt guide us..pls resign......b4 its too late

APCEEEE CHANGEEE!!!!

hahaha hahaha some of my friends are afraid to visit because of the mockry I'll make of their blindfolded, brainwashed and robotic decision they took voting for an old archaic , analog illiterate

Don't we all know this?

Ghen ghen.Maybe they are afraid of not being implicated too, because u no holy pass me brotherrrrrr.

OK ooooo

Him body odour language go soon chase them all

And the list of wailers keep growing by the day ...

By the end of Buhari's four years I just hope the whole country will not be wailing- FFK

Confussion everywhere

I remember chief commander Ebenezer obey . ." ko s'gbon te'ele da ko si iwa te'ele wu te'ele fi Ta'aiye lorun" same people will say he's not focusing on moving the country forward .... That he only witch hunt is perceived enemies..... So far the looted fund were returned ...... Any elder statesmen only count on the face of the news

Bubu is super clueless...