If Buhari IS Serious About Fighting Corruption, He Should Do Away With People Of Questionable Character – Hon. Nkem-Abonta
The lawmaker representing Ukwa Federal Constituency in the House of
Representatives, Hon. Uzoma Nkem-Abonta, has cautioned President
Muhammadu Buhari against surrounding himself with people of
‘questionable character’ if he is serious about fighting corruption.
However, he noted that time would tell whether the anti-corruption fight of the current administration can be considered selective.
“As a lawmaker and a Nigerian, I think that he has been slow, but he said he is steady. But I believe that time will tell if the anti-corruption stand of the president is being targeted at some perceived enemies. All that the PDP said was to caution against targeting people. I think there is nothing wrong with that,” he said.
Nkem-Abonta also appealed for a review of the death sentence passed on some soldiers by a military court for defaulting in the prosecution of the war against Boko Haram in the North-east.
“Under the circumstances those men fought, anybody would rebel. We were also told that there were infiltrators. We are yet to get the full story of what transpired in the military tribunal, it should be made available so that we can know the statements of the court marshaled soldiers, and the defence available to them,” he said.
“Some of them acted on impulse. So, the authorities should tamper justice with mercy by carrying out a total review of the law so as to give encouragement to their compatriots still in the theatre of war. Their cases should be reviewed and the sentences could be reduced. But the authorities must be careful about it so that we do not cause disobedience in the military,” he noted.
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