Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has called upon President Bola Tinubu to initiate an investigation into the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari as a crucial step towards eradicating corruption and alleviating hardship in Nigeria.
Highlighting the detrimental impact of corruption on good governance in Nigeria, Primate Ayodele emphasized that allowing this trend to persist would perpetuate the country’s state of hardship.
In a statement conveyed by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, Ayodele urged not only Tinubu but also all state governors to undertake thorough probes of their predecessors, emphasizing the imperative nature of addressing corruption as a pervasive and detrimental syndrome affecting the nation.
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‘’President Tinubu and every governor should probe their predecessors otherwise there will still be hardship. We know the truth and we see what is happening but for them to come out to say the truth will be difficult. Corruption will increase, it will continue and it will kill good governance.
‘’Corruption is part of our problems; it’s a syndrome that is affecting us. If the president doesn’t probe his predecessor, there will be serious corruption in the year 2024,’’ he said.
Nevertheless, he mentioned that Tinubu might face challenges in investigating his predecessor due to personal vested interests.
He pointed out that the case of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, could unveil numerous secrets, but the government might refrain from pursuing it due to personal considerations.
“If Tinubu is serious about ending hardship, he should probe his predecessor’s government but he may not be able to do it.
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“Emefiele’s issue will still reveal a lot of things but I doubt if this government will follow up because of interest. The corruption in the previous administration will affect this present one, but nothing may be done to it,” he added.