Why Buhari’s Anti-Corruption War May Fail – Speaker

Dr. Ali Ahmad, the Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, on Wednesday said the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari might be futile if he did not implement the Administration of Criminal Justice Act passed by the 7th National Assembly.

Speaking during a media briefing in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Ahmad also said the appointment of a legal icon, Prof. Itse Sagay, by Buhari to head the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption was a laudable development.

Ali said,

“I am happy with the president’s pronouncement that the trial for corrupt officials will start in few weeks. Corruption should be followed up. It is something that should follow due process. I must commend the President for his appointment of Prof. Itse Sagay. That is a good move. 

“The war on corruption, in my view, in a political dispensation will be won this way: one in court as the president has said, and two by following due process. In court, the Federal Government is now fully armed with laws and bills that it can channel towards corruption in a democratic dispensation. The 7th legislature passed the Administration of Criminal Justice bill which was signed at the last moment of President Goodluck Jonathan. President Buhari should take full advantage in implementing it. If President Buhari does not implement this law, I am afraid, his war on corruption will be scuttled in the law court by Senior Advocates of Nigeria.”