Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana
SAN, has declared that Nigeria as a country has not yet decided to fight
corruption.
Falana stated this while pointing
out that no state in Nigeria is fighting corruption, adding that only Kano has
an anti-corruption commission.
Falana, a senior advocate of
Nigeria, said this on Thursday when he was featured on a show on Arise
Television.
Falana said the fight cannot be
limited to the federal government alone.
“In line with section 15,
subsection 5 of the constitution, the provision says the Nigerian state shall
abolish corrupt practices and abuse of office,” he said.
“That does not mean the federal
government. The Nigerian state, including the federal government, state
government and local government. But apart from the federal government, no
state in Nigeria is fighting corruption.
“That’s why some of the state
governments are saying they cannot pay minimum wage because they are not
blocking the leakages going on. Kano state is the only state, this may interest
you, has an anti-corruption commission. No other state in Nigeria.
“In fact, access to information
is denied by all state governments in Nigeria apart from Ekiti state. Only
Ekiti state government, under Fayemi, has adopted the freedom of information
act.
“So, it’s difficult in any state
to ask for information with respect to public affairs. So, you can’t just
single out the federal government fighting corruption in a country where
majority of state governments are not bothered.
“So, it will not be fair to limit
the fight against corruption to the federal government. As a country, Nigeria
has not decided to fight corruption.”
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