Ijaw Leader and former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark says
former President Jonathan who he regards as a son, lacked the will power
to fight corruption while he served as President. Mr Clark made this
statement today while hosting the "Think Nigeria First Initiative” group
who visited him at his home in Abuja. He said Jonathan and late
Yar'Adua meant well for Nigeria but was too much of a gentleman to
tackle corruption as was expected of him. He also announced his
retirement from partisan politics at age 88...
"Jonathan didn’t have the political will-power to fight corruption.
He’s too a gentleman. Drivers of yesterday are living in palatial
buildings now under his government. In advanced countries, when you are
living above your means, people query you. That’s not so in Nigeria.
Former governors and lawmakers are now asking for immunity. Jonathan
meant well for this country, but the will power to fight corruption was
not there. In an ideal society, when a man who earns 20,000 as his
monthly salary and all of a sudden he acquire something that is worth
N100,000, he should be questioned, but here in Nigeria, immunity has
covered those that should be questioned. That is not the kind of country
that we want. Being a gentleman is not enough to govern this
country.”he said
The statesman applauded President Buhari's anti-corruption campaign
"It is not everything done by the opponent that is wrong. I will
therefore support the policies that are for the good of the country
because Nigeria belongs to all of us. We are all to support him,
particularly in his determination to eradicate corruption in Nigeria.
For eight years Obasanjo legalised corruption. Yet, he’s the one talking
about corruption. If your brother is arrested, did he give you money?
If your sister was arrested for corruption, did she give you money?
Nobody should distract Buhari from fighting corruption. People should
stop talking about sectional or selective justice"he said.
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