» Buhari’s Integrity Will Soon Be Tested In Kogi - Vanguard «

Humanrights activist, Mr. Emmanuel
Adejoh, has assured the nation that Buhari’s
anti-corruption stance would soon come
under the light in Kogi State with the
emergence of Prince Abubakar Audu as the
governorship candidate for the All
Progressives Congress, ahead of the
November 21 governorship election in the
state.
Prince Audu is standing trial over sundry
corruption charges, ranging from money
laundering to embezzlement of public
funds.
In a chat with Vanguard in Anyigba, Adejoh
said the APC, under the leadership of
President Mujammadu Buhari, shouldn’t
have allowed someone whose integrity was
tainted to contest under his party.
He said: “The essence of the APC screening
of candidates for the election was supposed
to ensure that only credible people are
allowed to contest the governorship poll.
‘’I am not a politician but as a citizen of
this state, I am waiting for the day
Buhari will stand on the podium to lift
the hand of Prince Audu who has been
accused by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission of corrupt
practices.
“Though Audu has not been convicted,
many people in the state are already
insinuating that Audu is desperate about the
governorship in order to alter the course of
justice. But I think he has the constitutional
right to contest the election”.
Adejoh called on political parties in the
country to stop parading corrupt individuals
as candidates for political offices, saying
leaders must be people who only see the
good of all.
Meanwhile, a political pressure group, Team
Kogi 2016, has challenged the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, not to
be intimidated by the recent emergence of
Prince Abubakar Audu as the governorship
candidate of APC in Kogi State.
The group in a statement signed by
Comrade Sam Yinka, said it was imperative
for the anti-graft commission to
substantiate its charges against the former
governor in order to give the fight against
corruption in the country a new vista.
“In the days of Jonathan, political allies were
said to be shielded from anti-graft agencies.
President Buhari must know that the main
reason Nigerians voted for him was his
anti-corruption credentials. He must not
sacrifice this hope on a platter of politics,”
the statement read.