The current government led by Buhari has made so much noise about corruption and the fight against corruption. In fact, 8 months down the line in the life of this administration, all we hear is corruption, corruption and corruption. Everything else is on a standstill.

For some of us it's de ja vu. The fight against corruption is a common denominator in every regime in the history of Nigeria. In fact, all the military coup in the history of Nigeria were anchored on the fight against corruption.

So Buhari is not doing anything spectacular except that his regime has so far devoted all its time and energy to dramatizing the so called war on corruption. The policy of the government in all sector seems to war on corruption.

However, let's for a moment put aside party affiliation, tribal solidarity and other sentiments and x-ray the ongoing fight against corruption objectively. Let's put some facts on the table.

The Buhari 's war on corruption has so far been able to catch 99% PDP members, leaving out APC members who held sway in many states of the federation and played prominent roles in the last dispensation. Let's not forget that the federal purse is shared almost 50-50 between the president and governors, since the governors are usually in full control of the local government.

Chief among the PDP members in Buharis net is Dasuki. Let's discuss the so much celebrated Dasukigate. Without holding brief for Dasuki, let's deal with the facts that are obvious to all. Dasuki was the National Security Adviser (NSA) in the last administration. The NSA, as the name implies, is an adviser to the president on security matters. The office of the NSA is just one component in the nation's security architecture. There's is the ministry of defense, the army, the police, DSS, Navy, Airforce ministry of interior, etc all with their separate budget approved by the National Assembly. The NSA does not have responsibility for military personnel salaries, allowances, and capital projects.
http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/161559-nsa-denies-managing-nigerias-defence-budget.html

Let's go specific. In the year 2015 budget, as approved by the National Assembly, the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) was allocated the total sum of about #11 billion out of which about #8.8 billion was for capital expenditures and procurement of arms. The rest of the #11 billion was distributed under various subheads, including #268 million for salaries, over #700 million for 'security vote', miscellaneous expenses, etc.
http://www.budgetoffice.gov.ng/pdfs/2015appropriation/37.%20NSA%20Revised%20FINAL.pdf

Furthermore, Dasuki was a security adviser and any regime could define it's own security. Security of tenure, political stability, etc could also pass as security. For, Dasuki to be indicted, Buhari and his footsolders would have to prove to the courts that the funds distributed by Dasuki for political patronage were actually part of the #8.8 billion meant for procurement of arms and not part of the funds properly budgeted under other subheads like miscellaneous expenses, publicity or security vote. Else the courts will throw out the cases as usual. Therefore, it's not just enough to bamboozle us through the media that Dasuki gave out money to PDP bigwigs.

In the same vein, Buhari and his goons have made so much noise about the TSA. The TSA is a good initiative, conceptualized by the last administration. It's implementation actually began under the Last regime, just that they opted for gradual and phased implementation. http://sunnewsonline.com/new/tsa-banks-to-lose-n558bn-on-mdas-fund-transfer/

The current regime opted for immediate and speedy implementation of TSA. The future will tell which approach was right.

In conclusion, we want our government to fight corruption because it's a canker worm that has eaten deep into the fabrics of the society. But to truly fight corruption and succeed, the government must deploy strategies that are holistic, systematic, unbiased and sustainable. Only then will the fight reflect on the attitudes of the policeman on the road, custom officer maning the borders, clerk in the office, etc. As for now, Buhari is still very busy fighting his political enemies. In addition, he has succeeded in diverting the attention of many from his clueslessness in addressing the challenges in the various sectors of the economy. It's still business as usual at all levels, even the policemen collection of #50 on the road has worsened. When Buhari starts fighting corruption, we will know and even the likes of Tinubu, Amechi and 99% of the current crop of politicians, across party lines, will either flee the country or they'll be in handcuffs.

Story for the gods

Are the people he is prosecuting not corrupt as evidenced from the mouthwatering confessions so far or any opposition must not be probed if found culprit of embezzlement so as not to fight opposition?
So keep your epistle to yourself please MR INSINCERE NIGERIAN

Nigerians kicked out the most crooked, corrupt and incompetent administration on the surface of the earth and elected PMB to fight corruption, locked up corrupt people and looters and return our stolen money so what part of this is confusing to you?



1. To Nigerians, PMB is fighting corruption.

2. To crooks, corrupt people, anti Nigerian elements like IpOds and other disgruntled losers, PMB is fighting enemies..


You don't have to keep proving to us that you are part of number 2...

Buhari remains very unforgiving, vindictive, and malignant individual(from a psychoanalytical point of view) who prides himself as a non-forgiving/forgetting Fulani man who usually has only one mantra whenever he is in office. In the 1983-83, he co-opted the war against indiscipline, had an elaborate sing and dance about it, and at the end it was Idiagbon who ran his daily operation.

Today, and under a democratic dispensation, Buhari has to be fighting some sort of war, and instead of calling it a war of revenge and retaliation, his public relations image makers( you know those people who dressed him up in a suite and Igbo attire during the election) have him labeled his current political atrocities "war on corruption"

Go ask Alhaji, former Customs boss, and his fellow Fulani from Katsina; who knowing his childhood friend so well simply resigned, handed over to Buhari's non-customs appointee for the job. Today, despite the honorable departure from customs, Buhari had his private home raided by people hunting to see what so of charge they could stick on him.

K

It is easy for any enemy of the state to blend himself into an enemy of Buhari because Buhari is passionate about the state.

arresa:
Nigerians kicked out the most crooked, corrupt and incompetent administration on the surface of the earth and elected PMB to fight corruption, locked up corrupt people and looters and return our stolen money so what part of this is confusing to you?
1. To Nigerians, PMB is fighting corruption.
2. To crooks, corrupt people, anti Nigerian elements like IpOds and other disgruntled losers, PMB is fighting enemies..
You don't have to keep proving to us that you are part of number 2...

Buhari is corruption himself

Even his budget, tells us how he plans to steal using his Northern brothers to siphon money for himself and the North.

Imagine allocating meager money to the most important ministries headed by Southerners while allocating to less important ministries headed by Northerners huge sums of money

Unfortunately, gullible people like the poster above keeps defending him



https://www.nairaland.com/2848777/buharis-budget-consolidation-coruption-remi


This link is my proof of how Buhari outsmarted the so called sophisticated ones like the poster I quoted.

K

naijaking1:
Buhari remains very unforgiving, vindictive, and malignant individual(from a psychoanalytical point of view) who prides himself as a non-forgiving/forgetting Fulani man who usually has only one mantra whenever he is in office. In the 1983-83, he co-opted the war against indiscipline, had an elaborate sing and dance about it, and at the end it was Idiagbon who ran his daily operation.



Today, and under a democratic dispensation, Buhari has to be fighting some sort of war, and instead of calling it a war of revenge and retaliation, his public relations image makers( you those people who dressed him up in a suite and Igbo attire during the election) have him labeled his current political atrocities "war on corruption"

Go ask Alhaji, former Customs boss, and his fellow Fulani from Katsina; who knowing his childhood friend so well simply resigned, handed over to Buhari's non-customs appointee for the job. Today, despite the honorable departure from customs, Buhari had his private home raided by people hunting to see what so of charge they could stick on him.

So, they should walk away with loot?

This are also my question's. I supported buhari corruption fight because of Rev fr Mbaka, but the whole thing have turned out to be a drama. What is the mean aim of buhari corruption fight? Is it for Igbos and opposition party's only? Buhari most be fair to all if he aim to be a good Reader. But all I see is propaganda. My Rev fr Mbaka I most confess that I'm no more in support of this because somebody like Amechi that spend over 50 million dollars only on private jet and also have over 60 billion naira case before the EFCC was made minister by PMB. who is fooling who? Have we ask ourselves who are the people that sponsored PMB presidential campaign that ruins into billions of naira and where did they get the money from? Is it not government office holders? Lagos state government demolished oshodi market before planning to relocate them, why not relocate them before you demolish the market? What is the main aim of this administration. Buhari does not respect the rule of law and my Rev Fr Mbaka called him a Saint. Buhari is a burn propagandist. Somebody like Aregbesola suppose to be in jail by now and also somebody like Fashola, Tinubu, Orji former governor of Abia state and many others have case to answer. We need a transparent government not propaganda if we most move forward.

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EternalTruths:




Buhari is corruption himself

Even his budget, tells us how he plans to steal using his Northern brothers to siphon money for himself and the North.

Imagine allocating meager money to the most important ministries headed by Southerners while allocating to less important ministries headed by Northerners huge sums of money

Unfortunately, gullible people like the poster above keeps defending him



https://www.nairaland.com/2848777/buharis-budget-consolidation-coruption-remi


This link is my proof of how Buhari outsmarted the so called sophisticated ones like the poster I quoted.

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Rubbish..

I really don't get the trash the op is saying.

You mean the 2.1 billion yams Dasuki shared was not budgeted for the office of NSA and thus it should be free for all?

All these PDP- cum- IPOB fans loitering cyberspace need to undergo mental evaluation.

R

Sibrah:
It is easy for any enemy of the state to blend himself into an enemy of Buhari because Buhari is passionate about the state.

passionate about the state and yet refused to appear before Oputa panel to fix the state he is passionate about? Said the dogs and baboons in the state will be soaked with blood? Said a fight against boko haram is a fight against the North? Do you guys think with your anus?? Gosh!!!

So because the people who ate yams are in opposition party shouldn't be touched? The do called enemies were in government before and they wasted public funds, I'm sure if they had judiciously used the funds to fight insurgency this issues wouldn't have come up today

This epistle is needless.

The question is: Has any of those arrested so far denied receiving arms money from Dasuki? The answer is NO. They only claim to have carried out some form of task to justify receiving the blood money. Let them prove their case in court.

Is the OP suggesting that for Buhari to prove he's fighting corruption he must bring all past corrupt people to justice at the same time? It is not possible and it will not happen. It is the president that will choose how he fights the corruption war and if you're caught in the web and you think because you belong in opposition, it will be a good defence to let you be, you're joking.

If PDP had fought corruption of the then opposition APC, we would have gone father than this in the fight against corruption. But instead of doing that, the party shamelessly and senselessly looted whatever was in our treasury.

Lastly OP, would you have preferred PMB allows those looters go scot free while he and his team engage on their own looting spree and exit after four/eight years as usual?

Buhari campaigned on three fundamental promises:
1. Fighting corruption
2. Fighting insurgency
3. Improving the economy.

So, should he have left bringing those looters to justice just so that people like you don't cry? Besides, about two three months back, you guys were mocking him saying he's balless; he couldn't arrest anyone; he's not bold; bla bla bla! So, what has changed now?

arewafederation:
I really don't get the trash the op is saying.

You mean the 2.1 billion yams Dasuki shared was not budgeted for the office of NSA and thus it should be free for all?

All these PDP- cum- IPOB fans loitering cyberspace need to undergo mental evaluation.

you are the one saying worse trash. you mean funds budgeted for the office of the APC state governors for development should be used to fund APC campaigns..pls visit your doctor. The thing son start again

Wail on.

With PDP at the helm on the federal level for the last 16 years, which is constituted by people who fought tooth and nail to keep PMB from the Presidency, it's only natural that 99% of the anti-corruption war victims will be PDP members and people perceived to be his enemies.

What are you playing ostrich for?

#FireOnBuhari

DropShot:
This epistle is needless.

The question is: Has any of those arrested so far denied receiving arms money from Dasuki? The answer is NO. They only claim to have carried out some form of task to justify receiving the blood money. Let them prove their case in court.

Is the OP suggesting that for Buhari to prove he's fighting corruption he must bring all past corrupt people to justice at the same time? It is not possible and it will not happen. It is the president that will choose how he fights the corruption war and if you're caught in the web and you think because you belong in opposition, it will be a good defence to let you be, you're joking.

Ig PDP had fought corruption of the then opposition APC, we would have gone father than this in the fight against corruption. But instead of doing that, the party shamelessly and senselessly looted whatever was in our treasury.

Lastly OP, would you have preferred PMB allows those looters go scot free while he and his team engage on their own looting spree and exit after four/eight years as usual?

other things you said didn't make sense but the last question you asked sounded nice. The answer is this.. Fighting corruption is good. The problem here is that Buhari is punishing his enemies with the fight against corruption as a cover. If not, why is the fight selective Until you involve Aragbesola,Amaechi, Tinubu, Fashola etc, then you are not a genuine fighter!!! I say it now that APC is killing 3 birds with a stone. Fighting political enemies,eliminating opposition and diverting the attention of Nigerians to hide their cluelessness about governance. All in the name of *paitin kwarapcion*. Time will tell

What money was diverted? Where is the proof?

Ferry your frustration elsewhere if tired propaganda is all you're left with in your pro-corruption campaign.

naijaboy756:
you are the one saying worse trash. you mean funds budgeted for the office of the APC state governors for development should be used to fund APC campaigns..pls visit your doctor. The thing son start again

fulanimafia:
What money was diverted? Where is the proof?

Ferry your frustration elsewhere if tired propaganda is all you're left with in your pro-corruption campaign.

you say

naijaboy756:
other things you said didn't make sense but the last question you asked sounded nice. The answer is this.. Fighting corruption is good. The problem here is that Buhari is punishing his enemies with the fight against corruption as a cover. If not, why is the fight selective Until you involves Aragbesola,Amaechi, Tinubu, Fashola etc, then you are not a genuine fighter!!! I say it now that APC is killing 3 birds with a stone. Fighting political enemies,eliminating opposition and diverting the attention of Nigerians to hide their cluelessness about governance. All in the name of *paitin kwarapcion*. Time will tell

The fight against corruption will always be selective. It will only be targetted at those who corruptly enriched themselves while in position of trust and not at those who didn't. So, in that sense, it has to be selective.

Save us the overused narrative of punishing enemies, it's not working!

If you have any case against those names you mentioned, take them to ourt or reveal their specific offences. Mere saying they're corrupt will not suffice.

Btw, you still failed to answer the only question that made sense to you.


Nigerians standing with Buhari are more than those against him. So, save us the preaching.

fulanimafia:
Wail on.

With PDP at the helm on the federal level for the last 16 years, which is constituted by people who fought tooth and nail to keep PMB from the Presidency, it's only natural that 99% of the anti-corruption war victims will be PDP members and people perceived to be his enemies.

What are you playing ostrich for?

#FireOnBuhari

And the remaining 1% that are in APC are angels?

naijaboy756:
you are the one saying worse trash. you mean funds budgeted for the office of the APC state governors for development should be used to fund APC campaigns..pls visit your doctor. The thing son start again

See this rat!

Who is talking of funds budgeted for APC state governors here?

The thing don start again for you and your mentally challenged brother who made silly attempts to exenorate Dasuki in the trash write up.

Interesting write up. But you are fundamentally flawed. The money stolen didnt come through the budget approved by NA. This money was secured by Dasuki clandestinely and comprises the loot of former head of state Abacha. There was no appropriation from the legislative arm and the money was distributed by Dasuki to his friends and cronies as if its his personal funds.

Whether or not Buhari is pursuing political enemies is irrelevant, the important thing is that people are being brought to justice to pay for their greed and impunity. And like it or not, the nigerian psyche is gradually changing. The age of impunity when people steal and the President set up kangaroo committee to destroy the case is over! Nigerians should not concern themselves with the political or religious affiliations of these thieves. The real question is are they innocent? And it is the court that will decide this!


If you have a case against Tinubu or Amaechi then write your petition to efcc. And if they dont answer, publish it online or write to the President directly. Lets stop dropping names without any facts. All the people interrogated by efcc so far have confessed that at least they did receive monies. Dropping names of APC members wont deter Buhari. That man will jail his first son if he comes out as one of the looters. Buhari is a special breed and after him I cant see anyone that will occupy those shoes with such integrity and strict discipline

cckris:
How can corruption fight corruption?

if u ask me, na who I go ask? We are watching the funny movie!!!

So far, yes until proven otherwise.

Present your proof, the only APC member so far indicted in the current arms probe is also under investigation so you have no point.

Rose2014:


And the 1% in APC are angels?

fulanimafia:
So far, yes until proven otherwise.

Present your proof, the only APC member so far indicted in the current arms probe is also under investigation so you have no point.

Who will prove? Judges or courts that have bn reduced to nothing

Sorry, but if you thought your masters would get away with impunity just because Jonathan and the PDP made it a culture then you're horribly mistaken....and belt up for the ride of your lives.

Corruption apologists actually think the war on corruption will spare them because they are the 'hallowed opposition'.

Lmao.

Rose2014:


Who will prove? Judges or courts that have bn reduced to nothing

Reduced to nothing Yet APC is losing elections...lets not be ridiculous unguarded statements please

DropShot:

The fight against corruption will always be selective. It will only be targetted at those who corruptly enriched themselves while in position of trust and not at those who didn't. So, in that sense, it has to be selective.

Save us the overused narrative of punishing enemies, it's not working!

If you have any case against those names you mentioned, take them to ourt or reveal their specific offences. Mere saying they're corrupt will not suffice.

Btw, you still failed to answer the only question that made sense to you.


Nigerians standing with Buhari are more than those against him. So, save us the preaching.

very soon, we will know. I luv APC. Pace setters only to get confused in the middle of a race.. setting the pace for selective punishment,tyranny and disregard for the rule of law. Mind you, what you plant, you harvest. Soon... My dear friend. Just chillax.