Real reasons why the Buhari-led government will sustain its massive crack down on corrupt politicians are beginning to emerge. Ripples Nigeria has learnt that the hunt for perceived enemies of the state is beyond the anti-graft war as has been widely speculated.
The last three months have witnessed a rash of arrests, mostly of top government officials who served in the Goodluck Jonathan administration and their ‘collaborators’ in the corporate world. The most recent were the dramatic invitation and arrest of Femi Fani Kayode, Jonathan’s former Campaign Director, and Barrister Ebun Olu Adegboruwa, a known critic of Buhari’s seeming permissive disrespect for the rule of law.
Theirs were preceded by the detention and release of the Managing Directors of Fidelity Bank, Sterling Bank and Access Bank. There are speculations that a very top official of First Bank may also have been picked by operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
While Adegboruwa has been accused of ‘419’ activities, the bank chiefs are alleged to have partaken in Dasukigate and the looting of $15 billion earmarked for arms purchase.
Very competent sources within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have confided in Ripples Nigeria that the sustained battle against ‘corruption’ is deliberate and orchestrated, and aimed at clearing the way for total dominance of the party in the 2019 elections. But this is only the broad perspective. Our sources say that the minor details lay in the hidden struggle for the control of the party structure and soul of the APC.
“APC is stewed in opposition politics. We are veterans and understand what it means to put our opponents on the defensive all the time. PDP was a behemoth, and still remains largely so with a massive financial chest. We know that with a slim majority across the states and the National Assembly, our hold on the polity would be tenuous......See more https://ripplesnigeria.com/revealed-buharis-massive-crackdown-corrupt-politicians-will-not-cease/