BUHARI WILL NOT SPARE ME IF I'M FOUND TO BE CORRUPT- AMAECHI

– Amaechi restated President Buhari’s
seriousness over the war against corruption
– The minister stated that the president
wouldn’t spare anyone even his close friends
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation Rotimi
Amaechi has said that President
Muhammadu Buhari would not spare anyone
if found involved in acts of corruption, The
Cable reports.
Amaechi stated that the president had made
proclamations that set the tone for anti-graft
agencies to go after anyone who has
questions to answer, comprising members of
his cabinet.
The minister added that before the president
was elected, he did not leave anyone in
doubt that the war against graft would not
only be taken gravely but would form a key
plank of his policy direction.
The politician was speaking while delivering
a keynote speech at Cambridge University.
He said: “ As someone who has been in active
politics for more than 30 years, I have learnt
that many well-intended reforms are possible
only if the leader can offer the requisite
leadership and muster the right political will.
“In my country, since our President,
Muhammadu Buhari was elected, he did not
leave anyone in doubt that the fight against
corruption will not only be taken seriously but
will form a cardinal plank of his policy
direction.
“So far, he has made several pronouncements
that set the tone of his commitment to
strengthening anti-corruption agencies to go
after anyone who has questions to answer.
The president’s resolve was enough to signal
all of us, members of his cabinet and the
citizenry, that an end has come for the old
ways of doing things.
“Currently, many people who have been
indicted in one form of corrupt practice or
another are being prosecuted in our courts.
That, I believe is the way to show leadership
and take responsibility.
“Our president has stopped at nothing to
demonstrate that whosoever is caught in
corruption related crimes will not be spared.”
The minister continued: “ They should be held
accountable. Leadership is expected to do
three simple things, perhaps four: upholding
the primacy of leadership and political will,
insisting on the force of example, enforcing
the urgency of incentives and the necessity of
sanctions and finally by leveraging on the
power of partnership.
“Another important factor is what I refer to as
the force of example. There is very little any
leader can achieve if he talks the right political
talk without offering personal examples.
“In these days of internet and social media
revolution, citizens often spend time to
scrutinize the reputation and activities of any
leader to find out if they are consistent with
what he or she stands for in the media.
Essentially leaders must practise what they
preach if they expect to be taken seriously
both by those within their organisations, state
or country.”
While military officers or leaders of the
Peoples Democratic Party who looted the
national wealth are exposed some Nigerians
are quick to blame the Buhari administration
of political witch-hunt and selective
persecution.
Especially, the Buhari government is blamed
for shielding Rotimi Amaechi from
prosecution.
Amaechi, one of the most controversial
ministers of the incumbent cabinet, was
accused for bankrolling Buhari’s presidential
campaign.
He was also blamed for diverting state’s
money during his tenure as a governor of
the Rivers state.


Source :naij.com
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE