Ijaws Reject FG’s Looters’ List

[Miss Ifeoluwa]

President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war is falling and trying to save its face following the release of the list of treasury looters, says the Ijaw Youth Council.

Recall that the Federal Government had on Friday released six names as those who have looted the country.

However, the Ijaw Youth Council while reacting to the development, berated the Buhari administration for preempting court judgement.
 
According to the body, some of the names on the list are still undergoing trials while others have been acquainted.

In a statement by the Youths on Friday, they berated Buhari for not meeting the expectations of the masses since it came to power in 2015.

According to the youths, “under the laws of this country, anybody that is accused of committing an offence is presumed to be innocent until the person is found guilty by the court of law.

“So when you say somebody is a looter, it is a pronouncement that the person is guilty.

“None of the names on the list has been convicted. Even this week, Azibaola was cleared of most of the charges against him by the court. So how could you release the name of that person as a looter?”

The statement added that, “it simply shows that the anti-corruption war of Buhari’s government is failing and so, it’s just struggling to save its face.

“It didn’t meet the expectation of Nigerians and that list should be dismissed with a wave of the hand; it doesn’t make sense.”