The Chairman of Presidential
Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, has opined
that no individual or group can save former President Olusegun Obasanjo from
prosecution if found guilty of corruption.
He said this in reaction to
Obasanjo’s recent meeting with the leadership of the Yoruba socio-cultural
group, Afenifere.
Speaking with New Telegraph,
Sagay said Obasanjo was running from pillar to post, seeking tribal shield
against his past but that such move can’t stop his prosecution if found
culpable of corruption.
He said, “What has happened
recently was that after Obasanjo launched an endless series of attacks on the
current president (Muhammadu Buhari), they too started doling out at intervals
some of his shenanigans and gross misconduct, that is what has made him
uncomfortable.
“Why should anybody be rallying
anyone who is not in danger? And if he is in danger; what type of danger is he
in? What did he do that is now haunting him?
“He is running from pillar to
post, looking for the Yoruba to gather together. The whole thing, for me, is an
admission of things that we are not aware that he is looking for advanced
protection against the consequences of his sins.
“I have gone through the list of
the people there; I don’t think they are going to make any difference at the
election. That is the truth.
“This country is a nation of law.
If anybody has done anything that is criminal, there is no gathering that can
save him from that. It is his innocence and moral authority that can save him,
not a gathering of people who can’t give an account of his activities or can
establish his innocence.
“These are not the people who can
save him even though they gathered around him. For me, that gathering on
Saturday was just for show; it has no relevance.”
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