Sodiq Oyeleke
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders has described the presidential pardon granted granted former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha as “a misuse of power”.
Executive Chairman of the Coalition, Debo Adeniran,
in a statement on Wednesday, condemned the pardon, saying it was another evidence
of the high rate of corruption in the country.
He said, “The pardon is tantamount to misuse of power.
It is as good as institutionalising corruption and anarchy as the fourth tier
of the government, because if a thief who embezzled funds meant for the
citizens of his state is granted presidential pardon, then nothing stops the
government from giving amnesty to Boko Haram members despite the atrocities
they committed.”
According to him, Diepreye does not deserve to be
pardoned for causing the country moral embarrassment in the outside world.
He stated that President Jonathan description of
Alamieseigha as his ‘benefactor’ proved the president was as corrupt as his
predecessors.
He said, "The chicken has now come home to roost, it is no longer surprising that the President could refer to Alamieyeseigha as his benefactor, after all, birds of a feather flock together.
He said, "The chicken has now come home to roost, it is no longer surprising that the President could refer to Alamieyeseigha as his benefactor, after all, birds of a feather flock together.
“President Jonathan is proving every Nigerian right
by the hour that he is not only rudderless, but corrupt to the teeth. It is
unthinkable that a presidential pardon could be handed a common thief like
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who bled his state's coffers white during his tenure
as the governor because such pardon is only given for political offence not
criminal.”
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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