Monday, May 22, 2006

If I Were Nuhu Ribadu (Nigeria's Financial Crimes Czar)

Now that the "Tenure Elongation or Third Term" gambit of President Obasanjo and his ruling party's constitution amendment misadventure have failed, it is imperative to redeem our nation's image. Too much murk had been splashed and spread. We must clean up.

Luckily the president has "disowned" the whole scheme, claiming not to have any hand in it. The sheer scope and depth of the bribery rumours and other alleged infringements are scandalous! And the anti-corruption agencies must step up to the plate.

Considering the wide-spread insinuations and doubts about the impartiality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which he heads, if I were Nuhu Ribadu, I will deploy EVERYTHING at our disposal to tackle and unravel the Third Term "money-for-votes" saga. Is it true or false? The world needs to know. And pretty fast, too.

There is no hiding place!

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