Buhari’s anti-graft war selective, says AU consultant 


By Oladimeji Ramon
A diplomat and consultant with the African Union, Dr Babafemi Badejo, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the political will to fight corruption , despite his touted anti - corruption posture.
According to Badejo, under the Buhari administration , Nigeria ’ s main anti - graft agency , the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , has been de- institutionalised .
The diplomat said the Buhari anti - corruption fight was manifestly selective , citing the case of former governor Danjuma Goje , against whom the government dropped N 5 bn fraud charges .
Badejo spoke at an international conference to commemorate the Second African Union Anti - Corruption Year , according to a statement .
The conference , which held in Abuja , was sponsored by the Pan- African Strategic Research Group and Centre for Democracy and Development .
Badejo said , “ It is safe to conclude that the Buhari administration lacks the will to fight corruption .
“ The perception , though constantly denied , is clearly out there that prosecution through the EFCC is only for Nigerians who are either weak or are in opposing parties and/or critical of the government in power.
“ The EFCC itself is being de-institutionalised by the actions of the Buhari administration . ”
He added , “ President Buhari condones some of those alleged to be corrupt and his recent use of nolle prosequi in the case of Senator Danjuma Goje further undermines his perception as a Nigerian of integrity .
“ An individual will engage in corruption if the incentives to do so outweigh the disincentives . ”
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To truly defeat corruption , Badejo said what the government needed to do was to tackle factors that encourage corruption.
“ The government must go beyond the punitive approach to undertake a holistic focus that looks at factors that accentuate the desire to perpetrate various forms of corruption and address these without throwing the punitive orientation overboard, ” Badejo said .

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