The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the
2015 presidential election, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said the
country needed a man of integrity, such as the APC’s flag bearer, Maj.
Gen. Muhamadu Buhari, to end corruption in the country.Osinbajo, who
joined passengers in the Bus Rapid Transit from the Tafawa Balewa Square
to Barracks area of Lagos, urged Nigerians to vote for Buhari, saying
the former military Head of State is the only one that can curb
corruption in the country.
The former Lagos State Commissioner for Justice addressed passengers in
the bus, saying he would utilise “unusual opportunities to reach out to
Nigerians on the need to vote out the PDP.” He said, “Every Nigerian
knows that Maj. Gen. Buhari is a no-nonsense person. He is going to make
changes that would turn Nigeria around for the better. Remember that
the APC is the party of change. Collect your PVC and ensure that you
vote for the APC.“The only way to make an omelet is to break an egg. You
have to do something and I think that all of us, whatever it is that we
are involved in must be interested in making a difference in this
country. This country needs help desperately. Considering the economy
and the security challenges, everyone of us must be involved in trying
to get a change.”
While responding to a question by one of the BRT passengers, identified
as Mfawa Edet, on whether Buhari was sponsoring Boko Haram, Osinbajo
dismissed the allegations as “pure propaganda.” He noted that if Buhari
was sponsoring the Boko Haram sect, they would not have attempted to
kill him.
The arrival of Osinbajo at Barracks area of Lagos attracted some APC
supporters and caused a mild gridlock on the road. Party supporters, who
chanted solidarity songs, struggled to take photographs with him.Giving
an account of his stewardship as a former Attorney General of Lagos
State, Osinbajo said the Lagos State judiciary recorded huge success
because he enforced a zero tolerance policy for corruption. He said
during his tenure, 22 magistrates and three judges were sacked because
of corruption-related cases.He said, “In 1999, there was a survey, a
great percentage said there was so much corruption in the judiciary in
Lagos State. We decided on a plan; first we increased the salaries of
the members of staff, we also decided that if a report was made about
any judge, we follow up the report and treat any complaint of injustice,
involve in investigation and we will reach a logical conclusion.”
PUNCH.
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