Prince Bola Ajibola (SAN), founder of Crescent University and former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has lent his voice to how President Muhammadu Buhari will achieve success in both the anti-corruption war and good governance as the President is expected Monday in Ogun State for a two-day official visit.
You will be judged by your performance in governance and not by fighting corruption, Bola Ajibola reminds Buhari in an interview in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
In corroboration, former minister of Mines and Steel Development, Chief Sharafa Tunji Ishola, threw his weight behind the President’s anti-corruption fight but urged him to form economic a strong economic team and appoint a competent economist to head it.
In an interview, Bola Ajibola said President Buhari’s government has got a lot on its hands simultaneously to fight corruption and at the same time, ensure good governance.
To achieve both concurrently, he advised the President to urgently set up two committees to work on both sides of the administration’s projections.
He said: “He should set up two bifocal committees, one to work under his supervision on anti-corruption fight and the other committee to work under his supervision on governance.
“Even though anti-corruption is enough to occupy an entire tenure of an administration, the situation of present-day Nigeria requires that while corruption is being killed, governance should also go along with it so that people can have social amenities to live a fresh and truly changed life.
“Therefore, it behoves the government to ensure that on the list of its priority, is not only the corruption issue but also security of the nation and safety of the people.
“That is important because without those, the situation could be worse because everybody is looking for means of defrauding the nation or grabbing anything from anybody.”
In his submission, former minister Ishola, though a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, threw his weight behind the President’s anti-corruption fight, and advised him to form his economic team and find a competent person to head it.
His words: “As a former minister of the Federal Republic, I should not be seen in partisanship. I am and will continue to be on the path of progress in matters of national interest. That is why I will continue to give my word to President Muhammadu Buhari on things he should do to succeed.
“He should, therefore, form his economic team and find a competent economist to head it. If he does it well and Nigeria is better, it is not only Buhari, it is not only APC people, it is not only Hausa people that will benefit. All Nigerians, including members of PDP and other parts of the country will benefit.”
-Vanguard