During the inaugural lecture of Chrisland University, Professor Babafemi Badejo expressed his concerns about the potential government of President Bola Tinubu in Nigeria.
According to the professor, Tinubu’s government may be worse than the previous administration in tackling corruption.
While Buhari’s administration failed to effectively address corruption, Tinubu’s focus seems to be on other areas rather than fighting corruption.
The professor noted that no country can be comfortable without actively combating corruption.
However, he also acknowledged that it is still early to draw a conclusion about Tinubu’s stance on corruption and expressed hope that he may change his approach in the future.
The professor emphasized the need for a strong political will and zero tolerance for corruption from top leadership positions in order to effectively combat corruption in Nigeria.
“It is my own view that former President Muhammadu Buhari failed woefully on the issue of anti-corruption. He did start by wanting to implement the UN anti-corruption’s strategy and went further to appoint a committee and that committee did nothing till today.
“On President Tinubu, it is too early to give a conclusion, but I can say that from what he has done in one month, he will do by far better than Buhari, but not on corruption.
“He (Tinubu) has not been talking about corruption, but all he has been saying is that he is going to make sure that judges are comfortable, make everybody comfortable, but no country around the world can be comfortable by staying very far away from fighting corruption. Maybe he will change his mind later on corruption. I wish him well.”
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