– Former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, says previous administrations paid lip-service to the war against corruption
– Kalu complains that people who had nothing came into office and turned to multi billionaires without nobody asks questions about how the money was made
The former governor says the looters acquired their wealth with no trace of evidence of business transactions, services or contracts
Former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said previous administrations paid lip-service to the war against corruption.
Former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called on governments of the United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany and other developed nations to expose Nigerians who looted the nation’s resources.
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Kalu said the developed nations would be showing support to the anti- corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration by exposing Nigerians who plundered the nation’s resources, the Sun reports.
The former governor made the statement recently when he hosted a group of graduate African students of the National War College at Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C.
“US, UK, Germany know those who have stashed millions of dollars, transferred directly from Nigeria to western countries, without working for it,” he said.
He said previous administrations paid lip-service to the war against corruption.
The former governor said the looters acquired the wealth with no trace of evidence of business transactions, services or contracts.
Kalu noted that Nigeria needed three basic things he listed as justice, obeisance to the rule of law and accountability to move forward.
According to Kalu: “People see no good in other people’s job. The leaders and the governed have become so greedy that they forget the ethics of a nation.
“A nation is supposed to be a committed area that must have the interest of the citizens as priority. It is only in Nigeria that a form is clearly specified to identify tribe, state, local government and religion.
“That means
“Corruption is the greatest problem in Nigeria. Those past leaders who claimed to be fighting corruption were only accumulating wealth.”
Kalu complained that people who had nothing came into office and turned to multi billionaires without nobody asks questions about how the money was made.
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He urged the government to restore a process whereby the KPMG, PWC, Deloitte and auditing other firms will be given the opportunity to audit all our past leaders.
“You cannot just make someone a Governor today and next, he buys a house in Victoria Island without stating how he got the money.
“Likewise a minister and he is already buying houses in Maitama or Asokoro. Sometimes, possibly someone you know before,” the former governor noted.
In other news, ZENITHBLOG.com has reported that the legal consultations will form an integral part of the planned peace talks between government’s mediation team headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and National Assembly leaders.
ZENITHBLOG.com gathered that the Federal Executive Council constituted the team recently to interface with the NASS leadership with a view to resolving the differences between the two arms.
It was gathered on Saturday April 1, that the Osinbajo-led team was yet to contact the National Assembly leaders.
Authoritative sources, according The Nation said that Buhari had called for advice on the import of Section 171 of 1999 Constitution which is the bone of contention on the fate of Magu.
ZENITHBLOG.com recently visited the streets of Lagos to ask Nigerians if they could name a politician in the country who is not corrupt, watch reaction.
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