Buhari’s Anti-corruption War Won’t Be Stopped By Human Rights – Lai Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, has said corrupt politicians who are currently being probed have no moral authority to claim their rights were denied.

The minister said the claims of corrupt politicians has no bases when their alleged actions eroded other people’s rights and led to countless deaths and suffering, The Punch reports.

File Photo of Lai Mohammed

The former APC spokesperson stated this on Thursday, January 21, during a visit to WFm 91.7 in Arepo, Ogun state.

Mohammed also said it was absurd that after stealing the country blind, some corrupt politicians were busy claiming their rights were infringed on.

He said human rights claims would not stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, adding that the federal government was not selective in its anti-corruption war as being claimed.

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He said: “The Federal Government is being criticised for infringing on human rights. This is not true. People who have stolen billions of naira have no moral authority to be claiming human rights when their theft left to the infringements of other people’s rights, deaths and suffering. We want Nigerians to weigh the matter. Fifty five Nigerians stole over N1.34tn in eight years. Should we now jetission the rights of 170 million Nigerians whose rights have been tampered with because of these few people who have stolen the country blind?

When we start talking about human rights, we need to put the issue in the right perspectives. The granting of bail is at the discretion of the court of law and when there is a tendency that someone is likely to jump bail, such a right may be declined.”

The minister of information and culture had earlier said the 2016 budget will not work if the issue of corruption is not taken care of.

Speaking on Monday, January 18, during a visitation to two Hausa-language newspapers based in Abuja in continuation of his ongoing consultation with key stakeholders in his ministry to support the campaign against corruption, Mohammed said there will be enough money for everyone if the war against corruption is won.

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