Ndume said he had made several efforts to pass a law on unexplained wealth in Nigeria but that such endeavours never saw the light of day.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Senator Ali Ndume has lamented the moral decadence in Nigeria, stating that people flaunt stolen wealth and are celebrated instead of being questioned.
Speaking with journalists on Saturday in Kano, he said Nigeria’s major problem is corruption.
“Our major challenge in this country is corruption. Up till now, we have no law that can proactively or reactively address the issue of corruption in the country,” the Borno South lawmaker said.
“If you see somebody in our system, especially in politics or government, and he is not corrupt, then he is lucky that he is God-fearing.
“Otherwise, it is only in Nigeria that you steal money and you walk freely and you are celebrated. If you come into an area like this, people would start lobbying you and prostrate before you even when they know that the money was stolen.
“It is only in this country that somebody had no money yesterday or last week, but the following week, he buys 10 cars, buys jets and his family will celebrate with him.”
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He said that in developed countries, people would ask how, when and where the person made his money.
Ndume said he had made several efforts to pass a law on unexplained wealth in Nigeria but that such endeavours never saw the light of day.
He said he approached a former head of state to ask if he could sign an executive bill to that effect, but he declined.
“Up till now, there is no law on unexplained wealth Act in Nigeria and there is no executive order on it,” Ndume said.
He expressed concern over the hunger in the country and called for increased cultivation of food crops to address the problem.
“There is hunger in the land and up till now we have not cultivated up to five per cent of our land, Nigeria is blessed with massive arable land,” he said.