ABUJA- FORMER Federal Commissioner for
Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin
Clark, yesterday lampooned the Presidential
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress,
APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd who said
that he will not probe leaders who have been
overseeing Nigeria’s affairs from 1999 till date,
saying that with that position, Buhari had nothing
to offer Nigeria and not sincere with his anti-
corruption crusade.

Addressing Journalists yesterday at his Asokoro
residence, Abuja, Chief Clark
said that Buhari’s
declaration was an indication that him and
others in the APC were bare- face liars,
hypocrites, dishonest, insincere and lack integrity
to govern Nigeria as a country, just as he
stressed that his moves were to protect those
around him whom he alleged were corrupt and
facing charges in various forms.

The Elder Statesman called on President
Goodluck Jonathan to as a matter of urgency
sack the Chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde as
well as carry out a total re- Organisation of the
Commission if it must carry out effective
discharge of its saddled responsibility of
investigating and prosecuting corrupt Nigerians.
Clark who noted that the anti-graft agency has
failed to prosecute corrupt persons past
officials of government, stressed that the
Commission only go after those involved in
cyber and petty crimes.

The elder states man however listed as corrupt,
former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Aminu
Tambuwal, former Governor of Kwara state,
Senator Bukola Saraki, Governor of Rivers
state, Rotimi Amaechi and former FCT minister,
Nasir El Rufai, just as he said that because
these Nigerians were in Buhari’s camp, he has
now promised not to probe them if he becomes
the President of the country.
Others on Clark’s list include, Governor of Imo
state, Rochas Okorocha, Governor of Kano
state, Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso, former
Governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu and
former Governor of Adamawa state, Murtala
Nyako; Senator Danjuma Goje, Senator Saminu
Turaki, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Professor
Babalola Borishade.


The APC Presidential candidate, Muhammadu
Buhari who spoke in Hausa in Kaduna during the
zonal rally held at the International Trade Fair
had said, “On the issue of past corrupt leaders
facing trials in various courts across the
country, I would allow the courts to decide on
those cases, but whoever that is indicted of cor­
ruption between 1999 to the time of swearing-
in, would be pardoned. I am going to draw a line,
anybody who involved himself in corruption after
I assume office, will face the music.”

According to the Chief Clark, the implication of
Buhari’s statement was that those who were
facing corrupt charges or alleged of corruption
before May 29, 2015 would be pardoned and it
was so because there was already a fight in
camp of APC, adding that those funding his
campaign were beginning to question him
whether he will prosecute them when he gets
into power.
The Elder Statesman Clark who noted that
Buhari changed the tune of his music as to
when he will begin his fight against corruption
because of the big names who are with him,
said that the APC was not qualified to fight
corruption contrary to what Buhari had said
during his campaign.
Clark said, “General Muhammadu Buhari has
always anchored his campaign promises on two
planks: to wipe out insecurity and corruption.
With the renewed offensive against the
terrorists leading to the killing and dislodgement
of the Boko Haran anarchists, the first campaign
plank of Buhari has been given a technical knock-
out by President Goodluck Jonathan and the
whole world is witnessing the reclaiming of all
territories hitherto held by Boko Haram.
“This leaves him on a one-legged platform. Again
on the remaining plank; corruption, General
Buhari himself got jittery and gave himself
another technical knock-out when he said that
he will not probe past leaders. With this
development, Buhari has conceded that he has
nothing more to offer the good people of this
country.


“I am puzzled to hear Buhari say that ‘whoever
has been indicted o corruption between 1999 to
the time of hid swearing-in would be pardoned.
According to him, like a village sports man, he will
draw a line, anybody who involves himself in
corruption after he assumes office on May 29,
2015 will face the music, while no matter how
corrupt a person has been before then, he/she
would be asked to go and sin no more.
“One wonders if the man, Buhari knows what
the law says about corruption. Will General
Muhammadu Buhari’s proclamation take the
effect of law?

“The declaration of Buhari clearly shows that he
and his co-travellers in APC are bare-face liars,
hypocrites, dishonest, insincere and lack integrity
simply because they want power and are bent
on pursuing to psychotic level.
“What is Buhari really afraid of? Why is he
promising a blanket pardon to all corrupt office
holders before the election? Is that his new
selling point? Supposing it was possible for
Buhari to win election which is not, can he start
the fight against corruption with himself and his
APC cohort since most of them are already
standing trial in court.Why can’t he be bold
enough to colla spode by its name? I believe that
0 corrupt person by whatever name is still 0
corrupt person. And there are more corrupt
people in the society today who
ore members of the APC. Suffice to quickly take
0 mental excursion into the allegations against a
few of them if Buhari is oblivious of these facts.
On allegation of corruption against Obasanjo,
Tinubu, others, Chief Clark who said he was
waiting for them to drag him to court,
specifically stated that when Buhari was the
Federal Commissioner of Petroleum, the sum of
USD 2.8 billion went missing under his watch.
According to him, all the allegations against the
eminent leaders of APC were within the
knowledge of the anti graft agencies but were
not being investigated and prosecuted spiritedly.
According to him, “had the agencies charged
with fighting corruption been up and doing, no
one will accuse President Jonathan of not doing
enough to fight corruption. Given that nothing
substantial is being done, one is primed to advise
Mr. President to immediately reorganize the
EFCC for effective discharge of its mandate.
“In all advanced democracies, anti-graft agencies
would swing into action following the kind of
revelations and allegations against most people
walking free on our streets today

Unfortunately, our own anti graft agencies have
simply adopted a ‘sidon look’ position”.
On former President Obasanjo, he said, “One
recalls that in a petition to the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP)
against the former president Obasanjo, he was
accused of robbing the country of over USD$
900 billion and about N 1 .4 trillion.
“According to the petition, between 2000 and
2006, Nigeria lost over USD$130 billion
unaccounted revenue when Obasanjo illegally
superintended over the Ministry of Petroleum
Resources as its Minister while holding sway as
Nigerian President. It further noted that the cost
of corruption under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
reached. earth- shaking proportions as
Obasanjo withdrew well over N 1 trillion
“unauthorized and unappropriated by the
National· Assembly from the NNPC and
federation occounts.” adding that it regarded
those withdrawals as gross economic and
financial crime."

On Buhari, Chief Clark said, “As Federal
commissioner (Minister) of petroleum, the sum
of USD$2.8 billion dollars’ went missing under his
watch. It has become clearer now that the
Shagari government (1979-1983), incurred
Buhari’s wrath when it decided to investigate the
USUSD$2.8 billion that disappeared from the
Midland Bank, London account of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Cooperation, (NNPC), during
General Obasanjo’s era as military head of
state. The late Senator Olusola Saraki headed
the Senate Committee set up to trace the
stolen money after some three years of
clamour for such an investigation by members
of the civil society. The Committee’s report was
presented to the Senate during the tail end of
Shagari’s regime in 1983, so the House decided
to deal with the matter and expose the military
head of the NNPC soon after the 1983 general
elections. But Buhari and his co coup plotters
overthrew that government and that ended the
probe.”

On Tambuwal he said, “While former Speaker
Dimeji Bankole was arrested by the EFCC in his
house, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal was noted to
have hid himself over night in the chambers of
the House to evade arrest for alleged corrupt
practices as the then Deputy whip of the House
of Representatives. Thereafter, he was elected
the speaker. Why has the EFCC not concluded
the investigation into those allegations? What did
he really do? Nigerians need to know, what
happened that a whole Honourable Aminu
Tambuwal would evade arrest by a law
enforcement agency.”


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Old story. Tell us something new!
Majority of politicians in this country are corrupt.
Your political son that has been in power for several years, who has he prosecuted amongst the past and present politicians?

clueless people everywhere.