HOW CORRUPT LEADERS/NIGERIANS DEVICE MEANS TO UNDERMINE AND WEAKEN ANTI CORRUPTION WAR :CAACASVI


A civil society organisation, Citizens Awareness Against Corruption and Social Vices Initiative (CAACASVI) has berated Nigerians criticizing Abubakar Malami (SAN),, the attorney general of the federation on his recent actions against Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of EFCC .


In a media briefing in Abuja, the Executive Director of the organization, Comrade Olumuyiwa Onlede said it is obvious that the media attack on the Attorney general of the federation (Abubakar Malami SAN) by some Nigerians and some media houses notably Sahara Reporter is a clear indication that corruption is fighting back, just as we have always experienced over the years since the war against corruption assumed momentum in 2015 when President Muhammadu Buhari came on board.

It has become a consistent attitude by the beneficiaries of corrupt practices to forge a reprisal attacks on anti-Corruption agencies whenever their devilish activities are being checkmate or efforts are been made to bring to book those that are culpable on issues that relate to financial crime and misconduct by those privileged to be in position of power.


Comrade Olumuyiwa Onlede singled out Sahara reporter and her publisher and wonder why they are so critical about the attorney general at a period like this when ordinarily what the attorney general is supposed to be receiving from media and civil society groups should be encouragement and support. Lately the attorney general has taken difficult decisions that will save Nigeria billions of naira and also go to prove the sincerity and seriousness of anti corruption war as being spearheaded by President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) that appointed the attorney general as the chief law officer of Nigeria.


We believe the attorney general deserves commendation rather than calculated media attack from people whose youthful strength and God's given intellectual capability is geared towards primitive acquisition of wealth not minding what their corrupt actions will spell for the Nigerian nation. "It is shameful that leaders from different sphere of life who are suppose to be a source of caution to these youths are the ones encouraging them and glorifying these devilish enterprise."

One will have thought that Nigerians as religious as we claim to be, that anti corruption war will readily and simply receive support from Nigerians especially leaders from every sphere of life, like religious leaders, traditional leaders, youth leaders and even tribal leaders who are suppose to be a source of inspiration and a loud and viable voice against corruption seems to be carried away by the things of the world instead of working with anti corruption players to fight the monster called corruption in order to make Nigeria great for the betterment of all of us and not for the betterment of the few.


There is no doubt that Nigeria problem is simply and squarely that of corruption, leaders whose greatest claim to fame was that they exploited their people and destroyed their states and country doted the Nigerian leadership space.
But God who gives power in his mercy has bestowed it on President Muhammadu Buhari who is championing the war against corruption, because we all know that the Nigeria can be great owing to her rich natural resources but the reverse is the case and we all know that the survival of our dear country Nigeria rely on the present anti corruption war.


Corruption has bedevilled all sectors of the Nigerian economy today that we don’t have stable electricity, is as a result of corruption, that we don’t have good hospitals with modern equipment, it is because of corruption, that we don’t have good schools, good road and infrastructure is because monies meant for these purposes found their way into private pocket of few individuals to the detriment of the Nigerians.


But all these can change if the present anti corruption war receive the necessary support from Nigerians. "We at the Citizens Awareness Against Corruption and Social Vices Initiative through this press briefing is making a categorical statement and making our stand known to enemies of our dear country Nigeria who are in the business of dolling out false information to Nigerians about the attorney general of the federation , false information about properties that only exists only on the pages of newspapers and not physically being ascribed to his name in a bid to weaken his spirit of doggedness in the fight against corruption to sanitise Nigeria and make it immune to corrupt practises at least to some certain extent.


We want to make it known to all Nigerians that we are in total support of the attorney general's actions especially those that are geared towards the betterment of this country.
We want to also use this medium to implore the attorney general of the federation not to be deterred in his effort even if corruption is fighting back by any possible way and that CAACASVI and all our sister organisations will stop at nothing to fight his right cause in the anti corruption war.
We also want to advice the attorney general of the federation to continue with the good work as this is the opportunity for him to write his name in gold just like the category of Nigeria leaders in the pre colonial era and early 60’s