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\u00a0BY CHRIS OCHAYI<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABUJA- Remarks by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the current regime in Nigeria lacked the will and consistency to fight corruption has continued to elicit reactions from Nigerians, with the National Chairman of Citizen Popular Party, CPP,\u00a0 Maxi Okwu, saying corruption had become worse in the last four years.<\/p>\n

Similarly, National Chairman of Nigerian Peoples Congress, Prince Ngozi Emioma, said the present government had not done enough to fight corruption, just as National Publicity Secretary of CNPP, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, agreed that Obasanjo was right in his assessment.<\/p>\n

But Deputy National Chairman of Alliance for Democracy, Rev. Okechukwu Obioha, argued that Obasanjo lacked the moral right to accuse the present government of not doing enough to fight corruption, adding that he didn\u2019t fare better during his eight years\u2019 tenure in office.<\/p>\n

Okwu, while corroborating the former ruler\u2019s remarks yesterday, however, regretted that the battle against corruption was lost since the last days of former president Obasanjo. He said:\u00a0 \u201cWe must give former President Obasanjo credit that he made attempt to fight corruption but along the line he derailed, when he began to use the anti-graft agencies for vendetta, and instrument of intimidating\u00a0 political opponents.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the issue of corruption has gone worse from the point where Obasanjo left it, under the regime of late President Umaru Yar\u2019Adua and President Goodluck Jonathan. In fact, Goodluck Jonathan is not serious in waging war against corruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way President Jonathan can tell the world, particularly, Nigerians that he is serious is to sack the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Wazari. If he, Jonathan, is serious, he should send Waziri packing.\u00a0 The EFCC under Wazari is a joker.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I have said earlier, the EFCC started well under Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, but got lost when Ribadu began to obey the instruction of his master to use the agency to intimidate and harass perceived political enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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