Former President Muhammadu Buhari once had a much-vaunted image as an incorruptible person. As governor of Borno State, Head of State, Executive Chairman of the Petroleum Development Trust Fund, and petroleum minister, Buhari was quoted to have said he did not steal a dime of Nigeria’s monies.
He even threw a challenge at that time, that if anyone out there had any record indicating that he ever dipped his fingers in the public purse, such individuals should make their reports public. Part of what made his election as President possible too was that he had a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and much respected pastor as his vice-presidential candidate. But as records have it today, the Buhari administration has gone down as one of the most corrupt.
My reference to ‘records’ is not based on whim, but on a very credible report ascribed to the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, titled,2015 – 2023. On page 18 of that document, only four per cent of Nigerians said they believed that the fight against corruption under Buhari met their expectations. About 63 per cent of Nigerians said they were disappointed while 33 per cent said Buhari partially met their expectations of his anti-corruption campaign.
This then brings us to the current administration of President Bola Tinubu. During the campaigns to the 2023 general elections, Tinubu was invited to participate in debates and outline and discuss his plans for key sectors of the economy, but he declined them all. As we speak, there is no anti-corruption roadmap anywhere directly linked to Tinubu or a policy statement that indicates the direction that he seeks to follow.
Consequently, it does appear that the fight against corruption in Nigeria will certainly face credibility issues. On July 11, 12 and 25, 2023, two non-governmental organisations held seminars in Abuja. The first one was by HEDA, while the other was by the Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice.
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