Wealthy Nigerian Must Reveal The Source Of Their Riches – Osinbajo

Nigeria’s vice-president elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo in emphasizing
the need for zero tolerance for corruption said wealthy Nigeria
will be made to declare assets and reveal source of their wealth
when Buhari’s government kicks in.
Prof Yemi Osinbajo
Speaking on Friday while delivering the keynote address at the
Abuja edition of The Platform, Osinbajo said the incoming
administration would ensure zero tolerance for corruption by
reforming the Justice system.
Punch quotes him saying: “We have always talked about zero
tolerance for corruption but it is also important that people are
made to understand that there will be consequence for corruption.
“What we have seen so far is that there is hardly any consequence
and people simply get away with it and if you get away with it
often, it sends a message to everyone that there is no problem,
and we need to fix that whole thinking that there has to be a
consequence for corrupt practices.
Osinbajo says Nigerians must reveals how they come about their
enormous wealths: “People have to explain, for instance, if you
are a public servant, that how come you have 50 houses. Somebody
needs to ask you those questions and some of the reasons people
get away with that is our criminal justice
He says for Nigerians to take corruption seriously Nigeria must
reform the criminal justice system.
“Our criminal justice system needs to be fixed. The system is slow
and it almost always ensures that people who have been charged
with offenses would not be tried forever and after a while people
forget that people are on trial.
“We have to fix that criminal justice system to ensure that
criminal trials are speedy and that anyone who is guilty of an
offense will be punished for that offense.
“The truth is that the system of protection, investigation and
trial of people is wrong and the truth is that everybody gets away
with criminality in Nigeria and I think there is a need for us to
review the system such that it begins to work.”
Osinbajo added that the Nigerian Police force would undergo some
reforms in order to reduce corruption.
Buhari and Osinbajo have repeatedly said their government will
ensure that corruption at all levels of government and the
Nigerian society will be reduced. They have promised to make any
one guilty of corruption especially politicians face the full brunt of
the law.
Buhari meanwhile has previously stated that he will be forgiving of
any politician who has corruption charges against him before he
comes into power but will be less pleasing after he comes to power.
Along with corruption, Buhari/Osinbajo have promised to fight
unemployment, insecurity and revive the failing industries in the
country.