Maitama Sule wants looters banned from public office, politics
Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:48:am Politics
2.3K By sosa hills
Erstwhile Minister of National Guidance in the Second Republic, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, as called on the National Assembly to make laws that would ban public officers convicted of looting public funds from being in any position of authority in the country.
He said the ban will serve as a deterrent to some Nigerians in active service across public offices even in politics, saying it would also remind the innocent people to retrace their steps in any action they take.
Sule, in an interview with an online medium on Sunday in Kano, said the ban should be backed by law passed by the National Assembly.
The elder statesman noted that the fear of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by public officers was serving as a reference point to many.
He commended the anti-graft agency for doing well in its areas of responsibilities, but said the biggest challenge for the EFCC is that, "it can investigate but it does not have the power to spend money and utilise it for other purposes."
The former Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations also called for a law to enable the government to utilise the recovered looted funds to improve the living standard of Nigerians.
He said there was the need to revitalise the education, agriculture and power sectors in order to give the nation's moribund industries a new lease of life using the recovered funds.
The elder statesman commended President Muhammadu Buhari for tackling insurgency, especially in the North East.
"We have to thank God Almighty for the peace that has since been restored in the country and we will continue to pray for its sustenance.
"No meaningful development can be achieved in any country without peace and even the most diehard cynics' know that President Buhari has done well in terms of restoration of peace in the country," he said.
He said the ban will serve as a deterrent to some Nigerians in active service across public offices even in politics, saying it would also remind the innocent people to retrace their steps in any action they take.
Sule, in an interview with an online medium on Sunday in Kano, said the ban should be backed by law passed by the National Assembly.
The elder statesman noted that the fear of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by public officers was serving as a reference point to many.
He commended the anti-graft agency for doing well in its areas of responsibilities, but said the biggest challenge for the EFCC is that, "it can investigate but it does not have the power to spend money and utilise it for other purposes."
The former Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations also called for a law to enable the government to utilise the recovered looted funds to improve the living standard of Nigerians.
He said there was the need to revitalise the education, agriculture and power sectors in order to give the nation's moribund industries a new lease of life using the recovered funds.
The elder statesman commended President Muhammadu Buhari for tackling insurgency, especially in the North East.
"We have to thank God Almighty for the peace that has since been restored in the country and we will continue to pray for its sustenance.
"No meaningful development can be achieved in any country without peace and even the most diehard cynics' know that President Buhari has done well in terms of restoration of peace in the country," he said.
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