Falana gave the advice while speaking at the 60th anniversary of the call to bar of eminent lawyer, Afe Babalola
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has advised President Bola Tinubu to stop associating with politicians standing trial for corruption to avoid sending the wrong message in his fight against the vice.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) made this known on Monday, July 10, while speaking as a guest at the 60th anniversary of the call to bar of eminent lawyer, Aare Afe Babalola in Ekiti State.
According to him, some of the people visiting the president at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa have been charged to court by various Nigerian anti-graft agencies.
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Speaking during the event, Falana said: “I’m urging the president to lead an anti-corruption crusade so that the country – the largest concentration of black people on earth, can take its rightful place in the committee of nations.
“Highly-placed public officers steal money meant for building hospitals, and people are dying on our roads.
“Some of those who are going in and out of the villa are standing trial for looting the treasury of this country. So, wrong signals must not be sent to our people and the international community,”
