[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari, as we all know, has launched a visibly one-sided anti-corruption war.
I am a Catholic. Every Sunday, the priest blesses and administers the Eucharist for the forgiveness of sins. Because he knows that he too is weak, human and must stand blameless before both God and man before he can purge others of their sins, the priest first of all purifies himself and the altar, before he begins the Eucharistic sacrifices.
The same Muhammadu Buhari publicly claimed he sat for the WASC and passed. More than 365 days after he made this claim, he has been unable, or has vehemently refused to produce his WAEC certificate on demand.
Instead, President Buhari got the case adjourned indefinitely, and hired 13 senior lawyers and 10 other counsels to defend him in the case – against his detractors, supposedly.
Buhari has also refused to publicly declare his assets or publish his election campaign funds. His wife has been repeatedly named in the Jefferson corruption scandal, forex scandals and other corruption allegations.
General Buhari has neither launched any investigation into the corruption allegations involving his wife, nor shown any interest in letting Nigerians know the truth.
He who goes to equity must go with “clean” hands. That element of cleanliness, probity, integrity is missing in Nigeria’s anti-corruption war, and it is the one of the reasons why it looks like I have no confidence in it.
Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri is a graduate of the Harvard Law School. She is on Facebook.
The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author.
