When last week Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari called on Britain and Switzerland to speed up the processes of investigation and prosecution of corrupt former Nigerian officials and their accomplices as well as repatriation of the stolen funds, not a few Nigerians were excited.

They were not excited because the call portrayed that Nigeria had failed in bringing such corrupt officials to book. Nigerians were also not excited because the call meant that Nigeria had inadvertently outsourced the prosecution of such former officials and others who corruptly enriched themselves to Britain, Switzerland and other countries of the West.

Among the questions that agitated many Nigerians in view of the call were – First: Was President Buhari by the call not asking both countries and others in the West to do Nigeria’s primary job of ensuring that officials who engage in corruption are swiftly investigated, prosecuted and sanctioned appropriately within her jurisdiction?

Second: Was the President by the call not showing early signs of helplessness with regards to the fight against corruption as well as the slow pace of corruption cases in Nigeria?

Whichever way, the fact is that the call by President Buhari would not have been necessary if Nigeria did a good job in swiftly investigating and prosecuting corrupt officials.

If the war against graft were fought in Nigeria as in other countries of the globe, the West in particular, the number of Nigerians who elope with public funds to Britain, Switzerland and other Western countries would have reduced.

Fact is that it is Nigeria’s duty to ensure that public officials who tamper with funds in their care are brought to book and that swiftly. When Nigeria fails to do her duty, it becomes easy for her to ask others to do so for her.

This is sad and President Buhari, who rode to power promising to fight corruption to a standstill should refrain from giving the impression that the West should take over the task of fighting corruption in Nigeria.


http://dailytimes.com.ng/corruption-must-west-take-nigerias-job/

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Second: Was the President by the call not showing early signs of helplessness with regards to the fight against corruption as well as the slow pace of corruption cases in Nigeria?

Whichever way, the fact is that the call by President Buhari would not have been necessary if Nigeria did a good job in swiftly investigating and prosecuting corrupt officials.

If the war against graft were fought in Nigeria as in other countries of the globe, the West in particular, the number of Nigerians who elope with public funds to Britain, Switzerland and other Western countries would have reduced.

http://dailytimes.com.ng/corruption-must-west-take-nigerias-job/

Prosecuting is relatively new and good to know that this issue is not Buhari's fault, i am quite certain some people will hang on the second question in the write up

Was the President by the call not showing early signs of helplessness with regards to the fight against corruption as well as the slow pace of corruption cases in Nigeria