Anti-corruption: Senator backs Buhari, flays ex-defence boss’ revelations on insurgents


Pulished 26.08.2015.


The senator representing Bauchi South in the Sen­ate, Senator Ali Wakili has said that the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly is solidly behind President Muhammadu Buhari on his renewed commitment to fight corruption in the country.


This was just as he also flayed the recent revelations of former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal, ACM, Alex Badeh, blaming former Heads of State for compromising the nation’s sovereignty for their personal benefits.


The outspoken senator made the statement in an interview with selected newsmen in his house in Bauchi, saying that the senators’ decision to back Buhari is in line with the All Progressives Congress, APC, blueprints to get rid of the damages corruption has done to Nigerians.


Wakili stressed that the Senate is ready to compliment Buhari through legislative procedures to enact and amend laws in the fight against the corruption scourge.


He regretted that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s 16-year mis-rule was characterised by impunity and legalisation of corruption, saying that the APC will not be selective in its fight against corruption.


According to Wakili, the eighth Senate is already working on 12 bills, which are awaiting second reading, explaining that top among the bills is the move against insurgency.


The senator had described as not only a national shame when the former CDS Badeh revealed that former Heads of State compromised the nation’s sovereignty in their favour, but that


“Badeh not only betrayed the confidence repose on him by Nigerians, he was a total disgrace having stand grounds that the army were capable enough to tackle the insurgency, even when he was fully aware of the destruction done by the former Heads of State leading to insurgency.”


He noted that Badeh refused to declare his position for fear of leaving his office to the detriment of innocent bloods even when Borno State governor had raised the alarm that the army was ill-equipped to fight the insurgency.


The senator therefore called on Buhari to in­vestigate the declaration of the former CDS, if he was determined to end the insurgency.


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