The vice presidential candidate of
the All Progressives Congress in the
2015 presidential election, Prof.
Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said
the country needed a man of
integrity, such as the APC’s flag
bearer, Maj. Gen. Muhamadu Buhari,
to end corruption in the country.
Osinbajo, who joined passengers in
the Bus Rapid Transit from the
Tafawa Balewa Square to Barracks
area of Lagos, urged Nigerians to
vote for Buhari, saying the former
military Head of State is the only
one that can curb corruption in the
country.
The former Lagos State
Commissioner for Justice addressed
passengers in the bus, saying he
would utilise “unusual
opportunities to reach out to
Nigerians on the need to vote out
the PDP.”
He said, “Every Nigerian knows that
Maj. Gen. Buhari is a no-nonsense
person. He is going to make
changes that would turn Nigeria
around for the better. Remember
that the APC is the party of change.
Collect your PVC and ensure that
you vote for the APC.
“The only way to make an omelet is
to break an egg. You have to do
something and I think that all of us,
whatever it is that we are involved
in must be interested in making a
difference in this country. This
country needs help desperately.
Considering the economy and the
security challenges, everyone of us
must be involved in trying to get a
change.”
While responding to a question by
one of the BRT passengers,
identified as Mfawa Edet, on
whether Buhari was sponsoring
Boko Haram, Osinbajo dismissed
the allegations as “pure
propaganda.” He noted that if
Buhari was sponsoring the Boko
Haram sect, they would not have
attempted to kill him.
The arrival of Osinbajo at Barracks
area of Lagos attracted some APC
supporters and caused a mild
gridlock on the road. Party
supporters, who chanted solidarity
songs, struggled to take
photographs with him.
Giving an account of his
stewardship as a former Attorney
General of Lagos State, Osinbajo
said the Lagos State judiciary
recorded huge success because he
enforced a zero tolerance policy for
corruption.
He said during his tenure, 22
magistrates and three judges were
sacked because of corruption-
related cases.
He said, “In 1999, there was a
survey, a great percentage said
there was so much corruption in
the judiciary in Lagos State. We
decided on a plan; first we
increased the salaries of the
members of staff, we also decided
that if a report was made about any
judge, we follow up the report and
treat any complaint of injustice,
involve in investigation and we will
reach a logical conclusion.”
by ROTMANLUV 2023-07-08, 17:34
