Traditional rulers across the country, under the aegis of the
Association of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria, have joined in calling for
the probe of the $20bn said to be missing in the account of the Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation.
National President of the association, Eze Thomas Obiefule, who
addressed newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Thursday, urged
the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to ensure that the culprits were
made to face the law.
He noted that the outgoing administration of President Goodluck
Jonathan was not firm in the fight against corruption, appealing to the
Buhari’s administration to tackle corruption headlong.
Obiefule, who is also the traditional ruler of Umudioka Kingdom in
Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, also stated that “when Buhari
became the Head of State in 1984, the naira was at par with the dollar.
In that respect, we believe that his administration will better the
economy of the state and put an end to corruption.”
He stressed that the Jonathan’s administration was ruined by sycophants.
The monarch added, “If Buhari wants to succeed, he should do away
with sycophants and praise singers and concentrate on rebuilding the
nation so as not to disappoint millions of Nigerians that stood for
change.
“After our emergency meeting, we have congratulated the
President-elect and the All Progressives Congress leaders, especially
Ogbonnaya Onu, John Sagaya and Babagana Kingibe, among others and we
urge Nigerians to rally round the incoming administration for effective
results.
“We are disturbed by the alarming rate of corruption in the country,
it is simply unacceptable to us that as an oil producing nation, we
still import oil products, while our refineries lie in ruins. We want to
the Buhari administration to address the rot in the oil sector and the
power sector.”
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