Human rights activist, Dr Tunji Braithwaite has said that former president, Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida made corruption attractive to state governors in the country.
Braithwaite’s comments come after Obasanjo accused some governors of living like emperors at the expense of the masses.
“Obasanjo
is not saying anything original because when he assumed office in 1999,
I warned that the military constitution would make the governors
emperors,” he said during an interview with Punch on Tuesday, February 2, 2016.
“Governors
determine security votes which they do not account for. Since 1999, the
military constitution clothes them (governors and president) with
immunity against being arrested for criminal misdeeds. Many of them
brazenly looted the treasury and got away with it. Obasanjo became rich
through this structure.
“Something
appears to be driving Obasanjo to be making frivolous statements
everywhere. He and Babangida made corruption attractive to governors and
they elevated corruption in governance which subsequent presidents and
governors are emulating,” he added.
Obasanjo had also recently criticized the National Assembly for planning to buy 469 cars despite the economic troubles being faced by the country.
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Olusegun Obasanjo Daily Trust
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Olusegun Obasanjo Daily Trust
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