tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post963288114782122830..comments2024-03-20T01:16:54.017+00:00Comments on Akin Akintayo: Nigeria: NaijaLeaks with our principals fighting for corruptionAkin Akintayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254117443398207562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540911873094895295.post-56975967356380977022011-02-06T07:28:42.105+00:002011-02-06T07:28:42.105+00:00Nuhu Ribadu, tried to some extent, but a solo effo...Nuhu Ribadu, tried to some extent, but a solo effort to combat corruption is insufficient.<br /><br />That said, the EFCC are quite spineless, notice how Babangida, Obasanjo , and all the other prominent politicians are free to wander as they wish, knowing full well they are above the law.<br /><br />When Farida Waziri took over the EFCC , the fig leaf of fighting crime was well and truly exposed. She is no good and should be removed (I suspected that then, this has only confirmed my well placed suspicions). How could Aondokaa get away with acting as a 'spoiler' for so long answerable to no one. (The former president was recuperating in the deserts of Saudi Arabia) Even the independent lawyers associations couldn't muster anything to stick against him. Then you know civil society is well and truly comatose in Nigeria.<br /><br />I think corruption is now well and truly at home in Nigeria. People there hardly raise an eyelid, when it is mentioned, no matter how ridiculous the amounts of money stolen from the country are. They only wish it were their turn to "steal and flee". Until that way of thinking can be convincingly challenged and the benefits of fighting corruption are evident for all to see, not an awful lot will change.<br /><br />We all know Nigeria is in West Africa. But how about Cameroon? Our immediate neighbours to the East. They share a long frontier with Nigeria, with a lot of common flora, fauna and many ethnic groups as the Eastern flank of Nigeria. Yet for political reasons, they classify themselves as being firmly within Central Africa, where they carry more influence. So for a foreign office clerk to mistakenly categorise Nigeria as being part of Central Africa, is understandable, though incorrect.CodLiverOilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065155093164512390noreply@blogger.com